groupthink

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"I'm not interested in groupthink, which is why the Board reflects a broad cross-section of experience, expertise, and ideology," he said.

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  1. noun The act or practice of reasoning or decision-making by a group, especially when characterized by uncritical acceptance or conformity to prevailing points of view.

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  • After all, we can all now see the catastrophic consequences that over-confidence, groupthink, and other decision-making errors have wrought on the world economy. —  MindTools.com
  • Economic groupthink is herding the cats in the wrong direction —  On Line Opinion - Latest Articles
  • "I'm not interested in groupthink, which is why the Board reflects a broad cross-section of experience, expertise, and ideology," he said. —  White House.gov Agenda Articles Feed
  • I'm not interested in groupthink, which is why the board reflects a broad cross-section of experience and expertise and ideology. —  White House.gov Agenda Articles Feed
  • It is one thing for naive adults to buy into such groupthink, but to also subject young children to this, a mentality akin to the desperate prole worship of Big Brother in George Orwell's 1984, is profoundly foreboding for any so called free society. —  Red Ice Creations
 

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