an online book by David Gurteen
Social loafing is the phenomenon where we tend to reduce our effort when working in a group, as we feel that our contribution will be less noticeable or less important.
In social psychology, social loafing is the phenomenon of a person exerting less effort to achieve a goal when they work in a group than when working alone. It is seen as one of the main reasons groups are sometimes less productive than the combined performance of their members working as individuals.
Credit: Wikipedia - social_loafingCognitive biases affect how we interpret and respond to conversation and reason together, potentially leading to flawed or irrational conclusions, but there are ways to mitigate their impact. Continue reading The Impact of Cognitive Biases in Conversation Cognitive biases can lead to flawed or irrational conclusions in a conversation
Good conversation depends as much on group size as it does on the people involved. Many workshops and conferences still organise discussions in groups that are simply too large. Research, together with years of practical experience, shows why groups of three to five create more balanced, engaging, and productive conversations. Continue reading What Is the Optimum Group Size for a Conversation? More than five people and it is not a conversation
Knowledge Café Principle: Preserve the Flow Knowledge Café Principle: Dialogue Not Debate What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Principle: Engage in small groups. At the heart of the Knowledge Café are small group conversations. These groups should be no more than 3 or 4 Continue reading Knowledge Café Principle: Engage in Small Groups Real conversation takes place in small groups
Sometimes, when running a Knowledge Café, if the room is too small and the number of participants large, it is necessary to run the Café without tables. This is not ideal. Continue reading Knowledge Café: Cafés with No Tables Small tables are better than no tables
Group Polarization Facilitator Bias ** What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close What is social loafing? Social loafing primarily happens when we unconsciously or consciously put less effort into a task when part of a group than when working alone. Why does social loafing happen? Continue reading Social Loafing The tendancy to put less effort into a task when we are part of a group
