Wiser : getting beyond groupthink to make groups smarter /
By: Sunstein, Cass R [author.].
Contributor(s): Hastie, Reid [author.].
Publisher: Boston, Massachusetts : Harvard Business Review Press, 2015Description: 252 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.Content type: text $2 rdacontent | text | still image Media type: unmediated $2 rdamedia | unmediated Carrier type: volume $2 rdacarrier | volumeISBN: 9781422122990 (hbk : alk. paper); 9781422122990:; 1422122999 (hbk : alk. paper).Subject(s): Group decision making![](/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/images/filefind.png)
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-233) and index.
From high hopes to fiascos -- Amplifying errors -- Cascades -- Group polarization -- "What everybody knows" -- Eight ways to reduce failures -- A framework for improvement : identifying and selecting solutions -- When are crowds wise? -- How to harness experts -- Tips for using tournaments -- Prediction markets -- Asking the public -- "One ball" -- Conclusion : The bright future.
We've all been involved in group decisions - and they're hard. And they often turn out badly. Why? Many blame bad decisions on 'groupthink' without a clear idea of what that term really means. Now, 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.