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How John F. Kennedy Changed Decision Making for Us All

Harvard Business Review

Yale psychologist Irving Janis used the debacle to coin the term “groupthink,” which refers to a psychological drive for consensus at any cost that suppresses dissent and appraisal of alternatives.

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How One Hospital Improved Patient Handoffs for the Long Term

Harvard Business Review

Janis Christie/Getty Images. We saw slight agreement that the new handoff protocol was an improvement, yet there was consensus that a few changes needed to be made. The goal of this stage was to increase consensus and commitment among the care providers and create a broader sense of ownership of the handoff protocol.