Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Group Think

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

On 3 Jul 2011, at 8:31 PM, Moz wrote:

> The group-think discussion doesn't resonate for me, and I
> think this is the reason. To me, group-think has negative
> emotional connotations, in the immediate, visceral sense - I
> just need to break out of it.

I feel the same way which is why the concept of group think is important. It 
helps in convincing people that just because you all love each other and have 
drinks together and serve tea at team meetings doesn't mean you are right or 
that you represent community views or that the community should adopt your 
views.

It only means that you all love each other and have drinks together and serve 
tea at team meetings.

Trust and lack of conflict are highly suspect as measures of good ideas.

Sharon
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