In defense of troublemakers : the power of dissent in life and business / Charlan Nemeth.
Publisher: New York : Basic Books, 2018Edition: First editionDescription: xii, 257 pages ; 22 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780465096299
- 9780465096305
- 302 23
- HM1033 .N46 2018
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: fear consensus love dissent -- Majorities versus troublemakers: the art of persuasion -- Numbers rule -- Even one dissenter makes a difference -- Dissent as an art in changing hearts and minds -- Consensus versus dissent: consensus closes the mind but dissent opens the mind -- Consensus narrows thinking and kills rationality -- Dissent diversifies and strengthens thinking -- Groupthink versus groups of thinkers: groups often make terrible decisions, but can make better ones when we encourage discussion and dissent -- Group decisions: often in error never in doubt -- Diversity and devil's advocates -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index.