Groupthink is a psychological phenomenon born of our innate desire to conform with others. First coined in 1972, the term specifically refers to the tendency for a group to make bad or poorly ...

The saying "too many cooks spoil the broth" is well-known. It means that the more people involved in a task, the poorer the outcome. I find this expression holds true in the world of business where ...

There’s a slippery slope in the climb toward social acceptance. Why do people do what they do to be part of something, not just in college environments but in foreign policy war rooms, in workplaces, ...

ALBANY — We all want to be part of the crowd. We want to belong. From an ethics perspective, conforming to group norms can be good but it can also be very bad. Groupthink is defined as the practice of ...

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When organizations need to solve a problem, they often create a task force, selection panel, or steering/advisory committee. These groups are tasked with developing consensus around new ideas, such as ...

In our increasingly digital and interconnected world, the phenomenon of groupthink poses a significant threat to effective decision-making, particularly in remote work settings. As the philosopher ...

E arlier this month, 38 Harvard professors signed an open letter denouncing their university’s renewed investigation of the anthropologist John Comaroff for charges of sexual and professional ...

The author of "Religion is Groupthink" (CT, Feb. 14), made some very interesting points about religion as an institution. I feel that everyone has the right to have a choice when it comes to their ...