I do not like working in groups or teams. Well, at least large groups and teams. My ideal group size would be two people working as a team. Three or four or five heads is not always better than one or two and Sunstein provides some great insight into why this is the case. Sunstein argues that a person is wrong more often than is right, therefore, the more people working in a group, the likelihood of the group making the correct decision approaches zero. I was quite taken aback with this statement as this seems counterintuitive.
Also, informational influence and social pressure can limit the teams perspective. Remaining open to dissenting and diverse views is therefore critically important. This would seems easier with more group members as there would be a greater number of views and experiences from which to draw a solution or conclusion to the problem. The best group decisions, for instance, result in part from arguments spread between numerous individuals
Monday, July 27, 2009
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