The Power of Group Membership

Groupthink –

1. the practice of thinking or making decisions as a group in a way that discourages creativity or individual responsibility.“there’s always a danger of groupthink when two leaders are so alike”

Describe a specific example of groupthink you have witnessed in your personal or professional life. Explain what factors contributed to this example of groupthink and how the outcome may have been different had groupthink not occurred. Connect your response to at least one other concept we’ve explored this week (such as in-groups and out-groups, roles, or social institutions).