The Abilene Paradox: Navigating Groupthink in Decision-Making
When consensus leads us astray, it's time to challenge the status quo.
You are sitting on the porch of your house in Coleman, Texas, with your in-laws on a hot Sunday afternoon in 1974 when your father-in-law suggests driving to the nearby town of Abilene for the evening. Abilene is fifty-three miles away, it's hot, and the 1958 Buick has no air conditioning.
What are you doing?
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