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What is Groupthink ?

Groupthink, a term coined by social psychologist Irving Janis, is a phenomenon that occurs when the desire for harmony within a group leads to poor decision-making.

Additional Glossary Terms

Uncertainity

Uncertainty is a state of unpredictability or lack of certainty about future events, outcomes, or situations due to incomplete, ambiguous, or misunderstood information. This condition makes accurate prediction or decision-making

Action Research

The term “action research” was coined around 1944 by the social psychologist Kurt Lewin. Lewin strongly believed that research in the social sciences must serve social practice, arguing that “Research

Feedback Loop

Feedback is essential to control. In a well functioning system, feedback loop are designed so that the system is brought back under control in the act of going under control.

Multimethodology

Multimethodology refers to the practice of combining different systems methodologies, models, and methods within a single intervention to address complex real-world situations. It emerged as a response to the growing

Patterns

A pattern is a recurring solution that addresses a specific problem within a particular context, linking the problem, solution, and context together. It serves as a tool to externalize and

System Dynamics

System Dynamics was established and developed by Professor Jay Forrester of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the mid-1950s. It is a methodology and modelling technique used to outline, comprehend,