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heard or effective in a larger group. They will find it very difficult to work against the
growing normative consensus. Hence, a group's size is an important consideration
when forming a team to work on a task such as program review.
Activity
Step 1
Reflect on your recent involvement in a group decision. Was there any evidence
of either the groupshift or the groupthink phenomenon, or both?Step 2
What strategies will you put in place to monitor and avoid groupshift and/or
groupthink in groups working within your program?References
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