Fascinating detail from Cass Sunstein’s terrific new book on overcoming groupthink: “When people lack confidence, they tend to be tentative and, therefore, moderate, knowing that their own views may be wrong. The great American judge Learned Hand once said that ‘the spirit of liberty is that spirit which is not too sure that it is right.’ Tenative people respect the spirit of liberty. But as people gain confidence, they usually become more extreme in their beliefs. The reason is that a significant moderating factor — their own uncertainty about whether they are right — has been eliminated. The book is called Wiser, and I interviewed him about it for C-SPANs After Words program. Watch it here: c-span.org/video/?323617-1/words-cass-sunstein What is your best method for making sure groups make good decisions?
Posted on: Mon, 12 Jan 2015 17:28:24 +0000
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