Groupthink and an individual's ability to “think outside the box” are two great tools we will talk about. In Session 2 we read “The Rise of the New Groupthink” by Susan Cain. Cain said, “…decades of research show that individuals almost always perform better than groups in both quality and quantity, and group performance worsens as group size increases.” In fact, Fine says, “The brain evades, distorts, belittles, misinterprets, even invents evidence, all so that we can retain that satisfying feeling of being right.” Thus, Cain believes that we should stop depending so much on groupthink and allow individuals to make decisions independently. In support of Cain's belief, if Fine believes that the brain can easily support a stubborn or selfish individual, then that person could potentially harm a groupthink session, especially if the end goal is as important as, for example, “to put an end to world hunger." You think it's better to depend on an intelligence analyst's prediction rather than groupthink?