On 1/29/07, Rob Smith nobs03@gmail.com wrote:
In groupthink, assumptions by error are common. Each member relying on the next member to do his job properly. A system of internal audits, or checks and balances is designed to counter this. The real disasterous consequences occur when the internal regulators get caught up in the same pride the contributing workers are vulnerable to.
Exactly.
Groupthink is when everyone involved assumes that someone else has done XYZ crucial piece of error-checking.
Consensus is when a group of people who have been doing independent analyses come together and find common ground with what they've been presenting.