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Articles by Charlan Nemeth
Why The Old Brainstorming Rules Are Out-And The Creative Power Of Healthy Debate Is In
Finding the best ideas requires healthy debate. Getty Finding the best ideas requires candor and criticism. At some point, we’ve all been there—holed up in a meeting in hopeless pursuit of bold ideas for a new product, service or marketing campaign. Then, as if by cue, a leader pipes up and proposes having a “brainstorming” session. And while there’s a time and a place for such an approach, it first requires understanding the specific conditions necessary to find the best ideas.
Opinion | Dissent can be annoying, but it’s the cure for groupthink
"The pressure to reach consensus and especially the suppression of dissent are precisely the ways to get convergent thinking — a narrowing of the range of information and options by viewing the issue from a single perspective instead of exploring multiple perspectives," says Nemeth. Dissent is the cure for groupthink. "Dissent, while often annoying, is precisely the challenge that we need to reassess our own views and make better choices.
Dissent can be annoying, but it’s the cure for groupthink
Teams that are suffering from groupthink are often in error but never in doubt, says Charlan Nemeth, a psychology professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and author of "In Defense of Troublemakers." "The pressure to reach consensus and especially the suppression of dissent are precisely the ways to get convergent thinking — a narrowing of the range of information and options by viewing the issue from a single perspective instead of exploring multiple perspectives," says Nemeth.
Dissent can be annoying, but it’s the cure for groupthink
Teams that are suffering from groupthink are often in error but never in doubt, says Charlan Nemeth, a psychology professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and author of "In Defense of Troublemakers." "The pressure to reach consensus and especially the suppression of dissent are precisely the ways to get convergent thinking — a narrowing of the range of information and options by viewing the issue from a single perspective instead of exploring multiple perspectives," says Nemeth.
Opinion | Dissent can be annoying, but it’s the cure for groupthink
"The pressure to reach consensus and especially the suppression of dissent are precisely the ways to get convergent thinking — a narrowing of the range of information and options by viewing the issue from a single perspective instead of exploring multiple perspectives," says Nemeth. Dissent is the cure for groupthink. "Dissent, while often annoying, is precisely the challenge that we need to reassess our own views and make better choices.
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