TVLL 017: Groupthink

TVLL 017: Groupthink

Groupthink Video (3:02): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USJ8OSIjhvk

This video shows a theatrical representation of groupthink based on the events surrounding the Challenger disaster. Significant cultural change at NASA occurred following this tragic incident. One of those changes was creating a culture of safety.

Safety Culture Video (3:59): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MD9DIKZqB24

Does your organizational culture encourage or discourage groupthink? Are you free to or encouraged to express your thoughts in your organization? What are your organization's main priorities? Is conflict seen as something to be avoided or something that should be celebrated? How does this relate to leadership?

Short Challenger Documentary (6:57): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYX35Z_L-dw

Additional References:

Dimitroff, R. D., Schmidt, L. A., & Bond, T. D. (2005). Organizational behavior and disaster: A study of conflict at NASA. Project Management Journal, 36(2), 28-38.

Lunenburg, F. C. (2010). Group decision making: The potential for groupthink. International Journal of Management, Business, and Administration, 13(1), 1-6.

\Moorhead, G., Ference, R., & Neck, C. P. (1991). Group decision fiascoes continue: Space shuttle Challenger and a revised groupthink framework. Human Relations, 44(6), 539-550.

Teitel, A. S. (2018, January 25). How Groupthink Led to 7 Lives Lost in the Challenger Explosion. Retrieved from http://www.history.com/news/how-the-challenger-disaster-changed-nasa