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.". We have no issue with the importance of the creative individual to generate focused and powerful ideas.

Groupthink 15

Groupthink Brainstorming Osborne Consensus 15

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. They should avoid one-word overused “no duh” adjectives like “innovation” or “integrity.” At ExactHire, our team focused on short phrases. 9 – Live your values everyday.

Process 52

Process Groupthink Company Document 52

Leading Blog

MARCH 13, 2012

Willing Participation. It’s the creative part of the collaboration process, in which members of the group move beyond the “same kind of thinking” to come up with new ideas that bring true value to the collaborative effort. Without diversity groupthink sets in. Brainstorming. Diverse Group.

Cooper 285

Cooper Groupthink Diversity Teamwork 285