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Anonymous said...
Another interesting read. Particularly the chart on page 8:
http://www.afirstlook.com/docs/groupthink.pdf
October 25, 2008 7:37 AM
Then read this:
Using the Delphi Technique to Achieve Consensus -- November 1998 Education Reporter:
"The Delphi Technique works. It is very effective with parents, teachers, school children, and community groups. The 'targets' rarely, if ever, realize that they are being manipulated. If they do suspect what is happening, they do not know how to end the process. The facilitator seeks to polarize the group in order to become an accepted member of the group and of the process. The desired idea is then placed on the table and individual opinions are sought during discussion. Soon, associates from the divided group begin to adopt the idea as if it were their own, and they pressure the entire group to accept their proposition."
An understanding of Groupthink along with The Delphi Technique and voila - a lot of power than can be abused.
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That's pretty heavy duty reading for a parent whose life is in the "baby mode" (substitue toddler/youngster/teenager for baby as necessary).
I'll try to absorb the content when I have a quiet moment (LOL - maybe 10 years from now).
It's too bad that we can't trust the powers that be, and instead have to have a pseudo education/healthcare/law degree in order to do our children justice these days.
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