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Comment the book Sway talks about this (Score 1) 81

The book Sway has an interesting article on this subject. In it, comparisons are drawn from the supreme court, flight crews on airplanes and the character Cameron in the movie Ferris Buelers Day Off. In all situations youâ(TM)ll find a âblockerâ(TM) or someone in the group that makes up an excuse to why something canâ(TM)t be done. The fact that someone has a dissenting opinion is insignificant. Whatâ(TM)s important is that _someone_ have a dissenting opinion. This causes the decision maker to reflect on their choice. I guess in retrospect itâ(TM)s all pretty obvious but itâ(TM)s interesting to see real world examples back up the ideaâ¦

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