See that unicorn over there? We do. So you do too.
I came across this summary (linked below) of a report on group think and safety in numbers. It's pretty fascinating stuff. Especially in the context of the corporate group mindset and how you are expected to behave and think as an employee. They may tell you to "think outside the box", but do they really mean it?
In the corporate world, thinking "outside the box" really means this: you're expected to think as they do with maybe, say, one extra thought that they haven't had yet but of which they must approve.
Here's a snippet of what the study found:
The authentic participants did not make a conscious decision to cave into the group. They actually perceived the objects as the group had allegedly seen them. As recorded by the activity in the posterior brain (the part of the brain that controls vision), they saw what the group believed.
avid reader(07/13/2006)
This makes me sick to think about. I know this is the same principle in marketing and advertising.
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just me (07/12/2006)
It is futuile to resist us! LOL
C - - (07/13/2006)
Try not to let your mind wander.---It's too small and fragile to be out by itself (don't know who invented this first) - Borg: Resistance is futile
I came across this summary (linked below) of a report on group think and safety in numbers. It's pretty fascinating stuff. Especially in the context of the corporate group mindset and how you are expected to behave and think as an employee. They may tell you to "think outside the box", but do they really mean it?
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