"Led Like Sheep" demonstrates how group decision-making schemes relate to the type of task assigned. Participants, working in groups of 5 to 7 persons, are assigned several different tasks that represent varying degrees of demonstratability. On completion of these tasks, groups share their "right answers"—which often aren't—and share their observations of the group decision-making processes that led to these responses. "Led Like Sheep" never fails to emphasize the extent to which influence and persuasion lead groups to a group outcome.
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