Group thinking
Irving Janis coined the phrase, “groupthink” in the 1970’s. This concept has become part of management lexicon as something to be avoided. I have provided symptoms of Groupthink according to Janis at the bottom of the page. I also have provided several short video clips about groupthink that you may watch. Watch these videos and then answer the questions below.
Have you seen this is your work environment? Have you seen it elsewhere? And when you start to see groupthink in others, be careful that you aren’t demonstrating the symptoms yourself. Discuss groupthink, your experience with it or your observations!
- Examples of groupthink in History www.youtube.com/watch
- Jonestown – an example of groupthink www.youtube.com/watch
- How Groupthink Affects Organizations – Patricia Werhane www.youtube.com/watch
- How to Counteract Groupthink – Patricia Werhane www.youtube.com/watch
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Group thinking can be described as a phenomenon where people come together and come up with a decision that benefits the whole group. While making the decision, members of the group have to forego their personal interests or beliefs. People opposed to the decisions made by the groups are often forced to remain silent. Attempts to disagree with the group might lead them into problems with group. Groupthink has both benefits and dangers (Janis, 1983).
One of the benefits of this phenomenon occurred to our science club. One of the members came up with a project which I thought it was very poor. However, the other members agreed with him and decided we go on with it. Despite being………………
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