Oct 29
How to Prevent Groupthink in your Work Team
October 29, 2021

- Preventing new ideas from forming, as well as not objectively analyzing current ones
- Promoting a tense and hostile environment toward other points of view
- Triggering unethical, immoral, or irrationally risky decisions that can produce material, monetary, or credibility losses
- Negatively affecting group members’ morale and motivation
- Inviting your collaborators to express their doubts and opinions about the ideas presented. Ask them if there is something they consider could be a better option or what should be reconsidered.
- Setting aside adequate time for the process of evaluating ideas and decision-making - don’t rush it.
- Maintaining a diverse team with collaborators from different backgrounds, experiences and specialties
- Establishing an explicit and concrete system to prevent groupthink. For example, a “corporate fool,” a person designated to question all ideas and promote debate in the group.