….decisive, breakthrough creative decision-making is almost always made by one, two, possibly three minds working in unison, take it or leave it. Collective thinking usually leads to stalemate or worse. And the smarter the individuals in the group, the harder it is to nail the idea. Certainly in my experience as a mass communicator and cultural provocateur, I know this to be absolutely true: group thinking and decision-making results in group grope. — adman George Lois Damn Good Advice (For People with Talent!) via Explore More on George Lois
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There is place for both I guess. On one end of the spectrum you have entities like startups where quick decision and focus and lack of conflict is important. On the other end is a democracy, where things have to move in group unison, by definition and it’s an important part of the process.