The Deliberative Impulse by Smith Andrew F.;

Author:Smith, Andrew F.;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2011-08-15T00:00:00+00:00

If people are asked to think critically rather than simply join the group, and they are told that the group seeks and needs individual contributions, then disclosure is more likely. Consider here the fundamental redefinition of what it means to be a team player. Frequently, a team player is thought to be someone who does not upset the group’s consensus. But it would be possible, and a lot better, to understand team players as those who increase the likelihood that the team will be right—if necessary, by disrupting the conventional wisdom.68

Dissent, rather than consent, is what should be prized in deliberating groups. Deliberative interactions are designed best if they welcome new information that challenges prevailing views. As Sunstein thus concludes, “Good norms, and a good culture, can go a long way toward reducing the potentially bad effects of social pressures.”69

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