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202. Julia Galef — The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don’t

The Michael Shermer Show

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How to Avoid Obedience to Authority and Conformity Effects

If you don't need the boss in the loop on conversations, i would just advise for the person in charge to show that they welcome dissent. And so it really is important to lead by example. There's a fair amount that you can do that to discourage anchoring. Like if you're making a group decision um, a thing that often happens is one person tosses out an idea and everyone kind of latches on to that.

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