Group Think?!

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From Wiki: Groupthink is a type of thought exhibited by group ”members” who try to minimize conflict and reach consensus without critically testing, analyzing, and evaluating ideas or alternatives.

Individual creativity, uniqueness, and independent thinking are lost in the pursuit of group cohesiveness.

During groupthink, members of the group avoid promoting viewpoints outside the comfort zone of consensus thinking. A variety of motives for this may exist such as a desire to avoid being seen as foolish, or a desire to avoid embarrassing or angering other members of the group.

Groupthink may cause groups to make hasty, irrational decisions, where individual doubts are set aside, for fear of upsetting the group’s balance.
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