[WikiEN-l] Consensus vs "groupthink"

[Ron Ritzman]

On 1/29/07, William Pietri <william at 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.