Idris Mootee writes at Blogging Innovation about the error of group-think. My favorite quote:
I see this all the time, one smart person can make a quick decision to solve a problem, two smart persons can frame an issue better and share perspectives and ten smart persons often have no idea of what problems they are trying to solve.
I have seen this all my work life: decision-making by committee produces the proverbial camel instead of a horse.
UPDATE: Fixed article link.
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When you have a large number of people designing something, what prevails is not competence, but disruptiveness. The most disruptive person is the one driving the process, with 80% of the remaining people shaking their heads in agreement (or fear), and one or two competent people who give up because of sheer exhaustion...
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