On 1/29/07, Rob Smith <nobs03(a)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.