On 1/29/07, William Pietri william@scissor.com wrote:
That's very close to my understanding of the term. As I mentioned elsewhere, I'm involved in a startup. One of the most frequently mentioned fears is "groupthink", by which we mean mistaking being in accord for being right. As Guy says, though, I usually hear it as a pejorative.
Actually, that's a specific kind of groupthink called the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abilene_paradox.