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How to Avoid Groupthink in Military Decision Making
There is a danger of everyone thinking, well that's what the boss wants to do, so that's what we'll do. How did you go about avoiding that groupthink? We have a red team if you like to argue the other side of the coin,. To test the assumptions and see if the course of action that you've chosen actually is robust. And then we often do as we call, we do the what if game. This is the plan and we're doing this, but then the person you've asked the lead the red team then throws in a what if. That tests the strength of your plan. Politicians are often criticized for a U-turn. I have no