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29/12/2015 GMT

The Why Factor: Group Thinking

BBC World Service - The Essential, The Why Factor: Group Thinking

Mike Williams asks why we succumb to "Groupthink" and how to avoid being 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 hurd even if it leads to very perilous outcomes.

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