Group Thinking

One concept. Four tiers of command. Which do you speak?

Category: Cognition

Foundational Lexicongoing along with the crowd
Executive Parlanceconsensus pressure
Scholarly Discoursedeliberative conformity
Babel ZenithGroupthink
Origin: Janis
Pronunciation: /ˈɡruːpθɪŋk/

Etymology & Meaning

The practice of thinking or making decisions as a group in conformity.

In the Boardroom

When no one questions the CEO's obviously flawed strategy.

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