challenges teams or groups will experience if there are signs of groupthink

Reflecting on the readings this week, what are some challenges teams or groups will experience if there are signs of groupthink? What strategies could be used to eliminate groupthink if it exists? If possible, give a practical example of your experience with groupthink.

Be sure to support your statements with logic and argument, citing any sources referenced.

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• Katpol, P. (2015). Groupthink: Group dynamics and the decision-making process. Library Leadership & Management, 30, 1-5.
  Keck, S., Diecidue, E., & Budescu, D. (2014). Group decisions under ambiguity: Convergence to neutrality. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 103, 60-71.
  Mason, S., Holley, D., Wells, A., Jain, A., Wuerzer, T., & Joshi, A. (2016). An experiment-based methodology to understand the dynamics of group decision-making. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 56, 14-26.

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Teams experience poor decision making since the pressure to conform interferes with the group’s analysis of the problems. Individual creativity and uniqueness are lost since all team members desire to think the same and there is no room for new ideas. Due to lack of independent thinking, warning signs are ignored and that leads to poor outcomes. Team members who seek to be different are dismissed and negative stereotype of opponents are created and used against them (Keck, Diecidue, Budescu, 2014). Illusion of…

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