Groupthink!

Group think is a phenomana that is a detremental to a working team or group. It happens when teams seem to have a certain level of conformity for ideas and generated by the group or in this case one individual. Groups that are plagued by this issue generally turn out to be groups that may have not formed correctly or may even be under performing groups. I believe that this is a major issue that needs to be confronted within a group setting. If it is not addressed it can have adverse consequences for the group. Performance is definitely affected by not allowing new ideas in the group to flourish and it often leads to a  mediocre result in group work. It can also have affects on the individual members as well by alienating them. Sometimes members of the group may try to present a new direction or idea. This idea may in turn get denied attention due to group think and the team dynamics may suffer in the process. Combating this problem is important and needs to be taken seriously. If it is not disastrous consequences may occur which may derail the entire group and the goal everyone is trying to work towards. I believe that one of the best ways to combat this problem is communication. Having a better communicating group will slow if not stop the group think all together. Simple introspective discussions about the groups progress and direction maybe enough to stave off the horrible group think mentality. Among other solutions which may be found in the article I believe that straight communication on a progressive level can help stop group think before it starts.