How Does Groupthink - Definition and Examples (In 3 Minutes) Work?

Groupthink is when people in a group all agree too quickly and stop thinking for themselves, like when everyone on a team picks the same toy without even checking if it's the best one.

Imagine you're playing with your friends, and you all want to choose a game. But instead of talking about which game is funnest, you just say "Let's pick this one" because everyone else agrees, even if no one really knows why they like it that much. That’s groupthink!

Sometimes, people don’t want to argue or look silly in front of others. So they just go along with the crowd. It’s like when you’re eating lunch and everyone takes the same cookie, even though there are other cookies left! You might think "Why not take a different one?" but if no one else does, it feels easier to just pick what's already chosen.

Groupthink can make good ideas worse because nobody is thinking creatively or asking questions. But that’s okay, we all do it sometimes!