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groupthink

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decision making by a group (especially in a manner that discourages creativity or individual responsibility)

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“First, caricature feminists as a bunch of groupthink totalitarians, then accuse them of hypocrisy every time they are not in lock step. Source: Internet

He can critique the art world all he wants, but his own career remains the clearest example of the circle-jerking groupthink that elevates a name and a couple signature touches to a seven-figure price tag. Source: Internet

For some 70 years, “The Lottery” has rightly been included in many literary anthologies for its shocking portrayal of the power of groupthink and the human inclination to accept evil. Source: Internet

Each, every time we sustain leaders that are afraid of innovation and/or transformation when the evidence warrants it – we reaffirm groupthink as well as weakness. Source: Internet

Maybe we didn’t change the keywords or whatever to “keep up with the times,” but good original content that wasn’t pop culture or groupthink was shunned. Source: Internet

Group think (also spelled groupthink) is a phenomenon that occurs when group's need for consensus supersedes the judgment of individual group members. Source: Internet

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