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The Paradox of Conformity and the Challenge for New Ideas

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The Dynamics of Conformity

The pressure to conform is the underlying dynamic of belonging to a group. If you don’t conform you soon become part of an out-group or shift to another in-group. In-groupness and out-groupness is a foundational study in Social Psychology ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYIh4MkcfJA… Learn more >>>>>

Conforming and Questioning in Safety

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imageCass Sunstein’s tidy little book Conformity (2019) raises many issues that people in safety need to think about. The book starts by discussing the many social influences that affect decision making, demonstrating that the simplistic ideas of BBS and zero are nonsense. I have … Learn more >>>>>