Groupthink

The group agreed fast and nobody has said a hard word about it. Easy consensus usually means people are reading the room rather than testing the idea. Give someone permission to argue the other side, and make the group say what could go wrong before it commits.

Say this — right now

Let's stress-test this. What could go wrong? Play devil's advocate.

Word for word is fine. The room won't know.

Work the move

01Assign someone to play devil's advocate
02Use pre-mortem technique
03Ask "What would a critic say?"
04Separate idea generation from evaluation

Next time —

Use silent brainstorming before discussion

Still in your hand

Conflict Brewing

Tension between participants

Off-Topic Drift

Discussion wandering

Unequal Participation

Some voices dominating

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