- By Aryn Kruse
- Jul 22, 2016
- Filed in CC3 Work Collaboratively, Decision Making, Handling Conflict, Influence & Leadership, SLO3 Explain Strengths & Weaknesses, Text
This short article from Psychology Today defines and describes group think. It uses a historical example to help explain the dangers of group think.
Strengths
This resource is very short and easy to understand. It serves as a foundational piece in understanding the concept of group think.
Concerns
The suggestions for prevention of group think are too vague. Further discussion would be needed to understand the prevention piece of this article.
Recommendation for use
This would be a great article to start a discussion or introduce the concept of group think.