Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Group Think

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

On 3 Jul 2011, at 6:27 PM, Racheli Gai wrote:

> I don't believe that people naturally and easily think the same.  Yes,  
> they do sometimes, but all the time?

People choose their contexts and tend to choose familiarity and similarity. The 
context of this discussion is decision-making groups. I find that teams tend to 
become filled with people who think the same way. People who don't think that 
way change teams. It's more pleasant.

Rob Sandelin used to say that cohousing communities grew less and less diverse 
over the years, not more diverse. 

People with similar backgrounds, likes and dislikes, etc. will tend to think 
more alike than those who don't share those backgrounds. That's what leads to 
group think. Otherwise group think wouldn't exist.

Sharon
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Sharon Villines
Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
http://www.takomavillage.org