TY - BOOK AU - Sunstein,Cass R. AU - Hastie,Reid TI - Wiser: getting beyond groupthink to make groups smarter SN - 9781422122990 (alk. paper) AV - HM 746 .S86 2015 PY - 2015///] CY - Boston, Massachusetts PB - Harvard Business Review Press KW - Group decision making KW - Group problem solving N1 - Includes bibliographical references (215-233) and index; Includes bibliographical references and index; From high hopes to fiascos -- Amplifying errors -- Cascades -- Group polarization -- "What everybody knows" -- Eight ways to reduce failures -- A framework for improvement : identifying and selecting solutions -- When are crowds wise? -- How to harness experts -- Tips for using tournaments -- Prediction markets -- Asking the public -- "One ball" -- Conclusion: The bright future N2 - "We've all been involved in group decisions--and they're hard. And they often turn out badly. Why? Many blame bad decisions on 'groupthink' without a clear idea of what that term really means. Now, Nudge coauthor Cass Sunstein and leading decision-making scholar Reid Hastie shed light on the specifics of why and how group decisions go wrong--and offer tactics and lessons to help leaders avoid the pitfalls and reach better outcomes"--Dust jacket flap ER -