Aisha Has Been Asked to Organize a Team of Managers

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Essay

Aisha has been asked to organize a team of managers to make decisions regarding some key issues within her company. She has been given a very tight timeline and is concerned about the impacts of cognitive bias and groupthink. Aisha is familiar with techniques such as devil's advocacy and dialectical inquiry and knows they can help combat these issues, but she feels they would take too much time. What advice would you give Aisha about choosing group members?

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