Mar 3, 2007 Hi - Just wondering if anyone has a quick activity that will help people to recognize and combat groupthink in their teams?
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www.nasaga.org/webx/.1ad53798
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Groupthink is a concept that was identified by Irving Janis9 that refers to faulty decision-making in a group. Groups experiencing groupthink do not consider all alternatives and they desire unanimity at the expense of quality decisions. Interactive Activity...
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www.abacon.com/commstudies/groups/groupthink.html
www.abacon.com/commstudies/groups/groupthink.html
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Groupthink Activity. For each interactive activity, you may email your responses to your instructor or to yourself. Or, you may answer the questions and...
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www.abacon.com/commstudies/groups/groupthinkact.html
www.abacon.com/commstudies/groups/groupthinkact.html
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Have students read the Think About It section of their activity sheets. Discuss with students how it is often difficult for one person in a group to speak up because of the fear that the bully will turn on them. Also, typically bystanders believe that someone else in the group will speak up.
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cybersmartcurriculum.org/cyberbullying/lessons/4-5/grou...
cybersmartcurriculum.org/cyberbullying/lessons/4-5/group_think/
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You end the training activity with a discussion and presentation of how to avoid Groupthink. Download the training activity, Managing agreement - Groupthink as featured in the Fenman training manual; Developing an Emotionally Intelligent Team...
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www.fenman.co.uk/traineractive/training-activity/Groupt...
www.fenman.co.uk/traineractive/training-activity/Groupthink.html
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Sometimes in highly cohesive groups the members become more concerned about maintaining positive group spirit than about making the most realistic decisions--a phenomenon known as groupthink.
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pubpages.unh.edu/~ckb/groupthink.html
pubpages.unh.edu/~ckb/groupthink.html
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The Groupthink specification exercise has been a success. Students eagerly and intently attack the problems during the activity; they loudly cheer and groan as their team’s fortunes change during the game; and they confirm their enjoyment in a post-activity survey.
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www.cs.washington.edu/homes/mernst/pubs/groupthink-icse...
www.cs.washington.edu/homes/mernst/pubs/groupthink-icse2005.pdf
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"Any more activity today on the tile damage, or are people just relegated to crossing their fingers and hoping for the best?" asked a landing gear specialist, Robert H. Daugherty, in a Jan. 28 e-mail He called groupthink "a mode of thinking that people engage in when they are deeply involved in a cohesive in-group,
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www.mindfully.org/Reform/2003/Smart-People-Dumber9mar03...
www.mindfully.org/Reform/2003/Smart-People-Dumber9mar03.htm
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Janis, I. L. & Mann, L. (1977). Decision making: A psychological analysis of conflict, choice, and commitment. New York: Free Press. Eight Main Symptoms of Group Think Illusion of Invulnerability: Members ignore obvious danger, take extreme risk, and are overly optimistic.
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www.cedu.niu.edu/~fulmer/groupthink.htm
www.cedu.niu.edu/~fulmer/groupthink.htm
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