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Stopping with the first workable solution

Stopping with the first workable solution

Another subtle form of groupthinking: When there’s a problem to solve and you call a meeting for example, the group wrestles with the problem and comes up with a workable solution. At that point most groups declare victory and adjourn. 

That’s a mistake and an opportunity missed.

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Not examining standard practices

Not examining standard practices

A subtle form of groupthinking: When we don’t question a norm or standard practice, that’s lazy thinking. 

You can challenge everything you do, you just can’t challenge everything all at once. The whole idea of continuous improvement is based on always looki...

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Warning signs of groupthink

  • We’ve always done it that way.”
  • “That’s the right way.”
  • “Everybody does it this way.”
  • “That’s standard practice.”

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Groupthink

A psychological phenomenon that occurs within a group of people, in which the desire for harmony or conformity in the group results in an irrational or dysfunctional decision-making outcome. 

Group members try to minimize conflict and reach a consensus decision without critical evalu...

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Once the product team decides to pursue an opportunity solutions can be considered:

  • Avoid brainstorming - an illusion of group productivity. Groups generate few similar mediocre ideas. Best ideas are generated alone and discussed as a group.
  • Ideally, you should have 10-15 solut...

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