Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2012

In articles in both the New York Times and The New Yorker earlier this year, the concept of brainstorming as introduced in the 1940's by Alex Osborn has been attacked as ineffective and linked to the concept of " Groupthink.". Suffice it to say, we dislike consensus-based "Groupthink" as much as the next person.

Groupthink 15

Groupthink Brainstorming Osborne Consensus 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 5, 2014

After some discussion, often labeled “brainstorming,” a group will go along with the most innocuous suggestion and follow it halfheartedly, keeping itself busy to avoid admitting what everyone knows: it is not going to work. It is different from “groupthink.” I call it violent politeness. I have witnessed it countless times.

Politics 12

Politics Groupthink Commitment Price 12

ExactHire - Leadership

MARCH 8, 2017

As you can imagine, it resulted in a hot mess of groupthink…complete with vanilla platitudes that can only result from trying to be everything to everyone. 3 – Brainstorm independently, but with parameters. And not surprisingly, the trite single-word adjectives we selected were quickly forgotten.

Process 52

Process Groupthink Company Document 52

Leading Blog

MARCH 13, 2012

Willing Participation. Brainstorming. Without diversity groupthink sets in. Leadership. Groups that do not have this kind of interaction are nothing more than loose collections of individuals working on their own tasks, toward their own ends. Diverse Group. Diversity is the power behind collaboration.

Cooper 285

Cooper Groupthink Diversity Teamwork 285