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Groupthink

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History of Groupthink

Groupthink is a concept that was identified by Irving Janis (In the

1972, book Victims of Groupthink)that refers to faulty decision-

making in a group

Groupthink has been used over the years to help understand group

dynamics and why certain groups are successful and others lead to

disaster

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Groupthink is the name given to a theory that was developed by

Irving Janis (1972) to describe faulty decision making that can

occur in groups as a result of forces that bring a group together

(group cohesion)

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Symptoms of

Groupthink

Pressures Toward

Uniformity

Closed-MindednessOverestimation of the

Group

Stereotypes of Out-Groups

Collective RationalizationIllusion ofInvulnerability

Belief in inherentmorality of the group

Self-Censorship

Illusion of Unanimity

Loyalty Pressure

Self-appointed mindguards

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Illusion of Invulnerability

Creates excessive

optimism that encourages

taking extreme risks

The group starts to thinkit always makes the right

decisionsthey can do no

wrong.

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Belief in Inherent Morality

after making many correct decisions the group begins

to overlook the negatives

Members believe in the rightness of their cause and

therefore ignore the ethical or moral consequences of

their decisions

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Collective Rationalization

Group discount warningsand do not reconsider theirassumptions

The group creates

rationalizations such as,We know there iscontrary opinion to thisdecision but weve beenright before in the face ofnegativity and well weright this time too

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Self-censorship Individuals fear

/question if they

might look like a fool

for raising their

concerns. Fear of been laughed

at by the group

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Illusion of Unanimity Does everyone agree with this decision?

Everyone might disagree but everyone thinks thateveryone else agrees

The majority of team members view and judgmentsassumed to be unanimous

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Loyalty Pressure

Team members under pressure not to raise any

contrary opinion against the groups view.

Matt always said here is MR. it wont work

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Self-appointed mindguards

People who protect the leader or group from hearing

disagreeable facts from inside or outside the group toprotect the group cohesiveness

(787-747 leaders)

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How to deal with Groupthink?

Encourage the team members to speak their mind.

Each team member should have a critical evaluation role.

Higher-ups shouldnt express and opinion when assigning a

task to a group

Team members should ask for feed back from trustedmembers from other groups

Invite experts to the group meeting to challenge the group

view and ideas. Second chance meetings where experts get the opportunity

to review and challenge decisions

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Questions?Please dont ask!!! Lets move on

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Back up

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1.Self-censorship where people are frightened of raisingany doubts or asking questions.

2.Illusion of unanimity where the deafening silence istaken as a sign that everyone agrees.

3.Self appointed gatekeepers who make sure that anyinformation contrary to the prevailing point of view doesnot get through.

4.Illusion of invulnerability where people are too optimisticand upbeat and ignore the problem signs, leading topoor risk management and a failure to plan for

contingencies. 5.Rationalization where the group explains away

information or opinions that are contrary to the prevailingpoint of view.

6.Collective conformity where members of the group

pressure anyone dissenting to get into line. 7.Illusion of morality where everyone in the group believes

their decisions are morally correct.

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