Re: Group Think - Apathy is a Factor | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Norman Gauss (normangausscharter.net) | |
Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2011 22:40:38 -0700 (PDT) |
If a proposal is presented at a meeting that interests relatively few people, but needs the consensus of everybody, group think is likely to be in force for those people who give approval but really don't care one way or the other. More likely, in their apathy, they are bored and just want to move on to another topic. Norm Gauss Oak Creek Commons Paso Robles, CA -----Original Message----- From: Sharon Villines [mailto:sharon [at] sharonvillines.com] Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2011 5:12 PM To: Cohousing-L Subject: Re: [C-L]_ Group Think 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 ---- Sharon Villines Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC http://www.takomavillage.org _________________________________________________________________ Cohousing-L mailing list -- Unsubscribe, archives and other info at: http://www.cohousing.org/cohousing-L/
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Re: Group Think - Apathy is a Factor Norman Gauss, July 4 2011
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Re: Group Think - Apathy is NOT a Factor Sharon Villines, July 5 2011
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Re: Group Think - Apathy is NOT a Factor Joanie Connors, July 5 2011
- Re: Group Think - Apathy is NOT a Factor Sharon Villines, July 5 2011
- Re: Group Think - Apathy is NOT a Factor Norman Gauss, July 5 2011
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Re: Group Think - Apathy is NOT a Factor Joanie Connors, July 5 2011
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Re: Group Think - Apathy is NOT a Factor Sharon Villines, July 5 2011
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