My Exprience With Group Think
Alicia Hilton
UMUC Comm 300
According to (Turner and West, 2014, "Introducing Communication Theory"p261) "Closed Mindedness, Out-group Stereotypes, Collective Rationalization are all symptoms of groupthink." I never knew the term "groupthink" was what I experienced throughout my life. when my thoughts were dismissed or I was forced to be silent to conform with the group's not so great of a idea. I as drawn to the Theory because I experienced it but after reading about it, I learned some interesting ways to prevent it. Sadly, it continues to occur in todays society. After reading about Janis' "GroupThink" theory, I was drawn to this because I could recall similar situations where I had experiened symptons. …show more content…
Being with a group of friends can sometimes place you under more pressure to make a risky decision than your workplace; however, bad decisions are bad decisions no matter where you make them. A decision making group such as the student council can easily fall victim to groupthink. Student council members should represent the student's voice; however due to social pressures, the group may be pressured into ideas suggested by popular students and not represent all student …show more content…
Groupthink may be negative, but group work is still needed in today's society. The term “two heads are better than one” comes to mind when thinking about critical thinking groups. A good example of working in a group is our “Six Sigma” team. This team is made up of leaders from each part of our business and they review processes to make them more effective. They request feedback between multiple workgroups and even provides insigt on future changes, so I feel as though I a very much involved with the decisions being madehe end results of their changes, I always feels as though it was benificial to me and I know that is their main goal. To help us and the company “work smarter and not harder.” Prior to the team, I could remember countless conversations about policies that did not represent my job function or benefit our customers. We now work in a more empowerment type of role. Polocies are guidelines that help us run the business but we can always step out of the box and make good
Alicia Hilton
UMUC Comm 300
According to (Turner and West, 2014, "Introducing Communication Theory"p261) "Closed Mindedness, Out-group Stereotypes, Collective Rationalization are all symptoms of groupthink." I never knew the term "groupthink" was what I experienced throughout my life. when my thoughts were dismissed or I was forced to be silent to conform with the group's not so great of a idea. I as drawn to the Theory because I experienced it but after reading about it, I learned some interesting ways to prevent it. Sadly, it continues to occur in todays society. After reading about Janis' "GroupThink" theory, I was drawn to this because I could recall similar situations where I had experiened symptons. …show more content…
Being with a group of friends can sometimes place you under more pressure to make a risky decision than your workplace; however, bad decisions are bad decisions no matter where you make them. A decision making group such as the student council can easily fall victim to groupthink. Student council members should represent the student's voice; however due to social pressures, the group may be pressured into ideas suggested by popular students and not represent all student …show more content…
Groupthink may be negative, but group work is still needed in today's society. The term “two heads are better than one” comes to mind when thinking about critical thinking groups. A good example of working in a group is our “Six Sigma” team. This team is made up of leaders from each part of our business and they review processes to make them more effective. They request feedback between multiple workgroups and even provides insigt on future changes, so I feel as though I a very much involved with the decisions being madehe end results of their changes, I always feels as though it was benificial to me and I know that is their main goal. To help us and the company “work smarter and not harder.” Prior to the team, I could remember countless conversations about policies that did not represent my job function or benefit our customers. We now work in a more empowerment type of role. Polocies are guidelines that help us run the business but we can always step out of the box and make good