Wiser: Getting Beyond Groupthink to Make Groups Smarter
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| Rating | : | 4.36 (764 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00O4CRR9C |
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| Number of Pages | : | 550 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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Group vs Individual Decision Making The authors explored whether group decision making is better than individual decision making. They found that groups can be more effective, but typically aren’t. Groups tend to be as good as the average member, but not as good as their best member. Groups are found to move pre-dispositions to the extremes, becoming more cautious or risk taking once issues are deliberated, depending on the initial position. They found that common knowledge is given more weight than private knowledge, but that is the poi. Gerry Philipsen said Should be required reading for students and practitioners of task-oriented groups. An extremely accessible and well written book, it looks at much of the best recent research that indicts groups for their often bad decision making behavior and then shows, clearly and economically, how the latest research shows the way for groups to rise above their limitations to achieve excellence. It is a wonderful book. And it compresses a large body of scientific work into a very small and neat package.. Solid and clear Ben Bartlett Good advice on how to be aware of the most effective ways to draw good decisions out of groups. Helpful and clear, I plan to use these ideas soon.
Thaler, of Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness.Reid Hastie is an expert on the psychology of decision making, especially by groups. Sunstein is a US legal scholar and served as Administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs in the Obama administration. He is currently the Robert Wa
Discuss.” Qantas The Australian Way"Wiser sheds light on the specifics of why and how group decisions go wrong, and share insights into how leaders can avoid the pitfalls and reach better outcomes.With examples from a broad range of organisations from Google to the CIA, Wiser is designed to help leaders and their teams make better decisions that lead to greater success." Inside HRADVANCE PRAISE for Wiser:Lawrence Summers, Secretary of the Treasury under President Clinton; Director of the
And they often turn out badly. Why are group decisions so hard?Since the beginning of human history, people have made decisions in groups—first in families and villages, and now as part of companies, governments, school boards, religious organizations, or any one of countless other groups. In the first part of the book, they explain in clear and fascinating detail the distinct problems groups run into:They often amplify, rather than correct, individual errors in judgmentThey fall victim to cascade effects, as members follow what others say or doThey become polarized, adopting more extreme positions than the ones they began withThey emphasize what everybody knows instead of focusing on critical information that only a few people knowIn the second part of the book, the authors turn to straightforward methods and advice for making groups smarter. We’ve all been involved in group decisions—and they’re hard. Why? Many blame bad decisions on “groupthink” without a clear idea of what that term really means.Now, Nudge coauthor Cass Sunstein and leading decision-making scholar Reid Hastie shed light on the specifics of why and how group decisions go wrong—and offer tactics and lessons to help leaders avoid the pitfalls and reach better outcomes. Right?Back to reality. These approaches include silencing the leader so that the views of oth