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Group Think. Elliott Taylor Nikita Joshi. Group Decision making. What is it? A group of people with a common goal work together to come to a “consensus” about an unresolved issue Unanimous agreement or majority rule. Group Decision Making. Advantages
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Group Think Elliott Taylor Nikita Joshi
Group Decision making • What is it? • A group of people with a common goal work together to come to a “consensus” about an unresolved issue • Unanimous agreement or majority rule
Group Decision Making Advantages • Input from more than one individual can opens up multiple possible courses of action • An individual often cannot process as much information as a group • Group members can bring unique knowledge and skills to the decision making process
Group Decision Making Disadvantages • Frequently takes longer than for an individual to make a decision • Discussions can get heated when multiple experts are involved • Pressure to agree can outweigh the importance of finding the “best solution”
What is Group Think? • Group members try to minimize conflict to reach a consensus without critically testing and analyzing ideas during group decision making. • "a way of deliberating that group members use when their desire for unanimity overrides their motivation to assess all available plans of action.” – Irving Janis, 1972
Demonstrations of Group Think • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okpjdNZJSHI&feature=related • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOSyyJWC-YI