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Excellent article on the nudge blog on Group deliberation failures

To summarize:

1. Shared information dominates/crowds out unshared (but known) information
2. Predeliberation errors are amplified
3. Cascade effect: Successors tend to not disclose their (unshared) information and conform with the initial speakers

Solomon Asch’s experiments on conformity are classic:

• Replicating the experiments today
• Asch’s conformity experiment

Check out the Solomon Asch Center

Tags: Behavioral

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