Reid Hastie Books
Reid Hastie is a professor of behavioral science at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, specializing in judgment and decision-making.
Known for: Wiser: Getting Beyond Groupthink to Make Groups Smarter
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Wiser: Getting Beyond Groupthink to Make Groups Smarter
In this book, Cass R. Sunstein and Reid Hastie explore how groups make decisions and why they often fail to reach optimal outcomes. Drawing on behavioral economics and psychology, the authors analyze common pitfalls such as groupthink, polarization, and information cascades. They propose practical strategies to help teams and organizations make smarter, more effective collective decisions.
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The Myth of the Wise Crowd
There’s a seductive idea that groups, by their very nature, are smarter than individuals. It’s captured in the phrase “the wisdom of crowds.” When conditions are right—when independence is preserved, diversity of opinion is celebrated, and participants draw upon distinct pieces of information—groups...
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Information Sharing Failures
At the heart of most group failures lies a deceptively simple dynamic: people focus on what everyone already knows. It is far easier to discuss familiar facts than to bring forth unique, potentially controversial information. Psychologists call this the *common information effect*. Imagine a hiring ...
From Wiser: Getting Beyond Groupthink to Make Groups Smarter
About Reid Hastie
Reid Hastie is a professor of behavioral science at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, specializing in judgment and decision-making.
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