01935cam a2200361 i 4500 593779 593779 20380358 US-DLC 20190404114026.0 180127s2018 mdu b 001 0 eng c 2017041940 9780465096299 (hardcover ; alk. paper) 9780465096305 (electronic bk.) DLC eng DLC rda AU pcc Alfaisal Main Library HM1033 .N46 2018 Nemeth, Charlan. In defense of troublemakers : the power of dissent in life and business / Charlan Nemeth. First edition ©2018. New York : Basic Books, ©2018. xii, 257 pages ; 22 cm text rdacontent txt unmediated rdamedia n volume rdacarrier nc Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction: fear consensus love dissent -- Majorities versus troublemakers: the art of persuasion -- Numbers rule -- Even one dissenter makes a difference -- Dissent as an art in changing hearts and minds -- Consensus versus dissent: consensus closes the mind but dissent opens the mind -- Consensus narrows thinking and kills rationality -- Dissent diversifies and strengthens thinking -- Groupthink versus groups of thinkers: groups often make terrible decisions, but can make better ones when we encourage discussion and dissent -- Group decisions: often in error never in doubt -- Diversity and devil's advocates -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index. Social psychology. Thought and thinking. Creative thinking. Social influence. local 4 Print books. lcc BOOKS 0 0 lcc 0 0 AU AU GEN 2019-04-04 0 HM1033 .N46 2018 AU00000000013631 2019-04-04 00:00:00 195.00 2019-04-04 BOOKS