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The Why Factor: Group Thinking

Group Thinking

25/12/2015 GMT

BBC World Service - The Why Factor, Group Thinking

Why do we succumb to 'Groupthink' and how do we overcome the urge to be part of a crowd

Anyone who has been in a meeting has seen the phenomenon of 'Groupthink'. Mike Williams asks why we succumb to 'Groupthink' and how we can fight the urge to be part of the crowd.

Anyone who has ever been in a meeting has seen the phenomenon of "Groupthink" first hand. The will of the crowd over shadows the wisdom of individuals and it can lead to dangerous consequences. Mike Williams asks why humans succumb to "Groupthink" and how we fight the tendency to follow the herd even if it leads to very perilous outcomes.

(Photo: A meeting. Credit: Shutterstock)

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