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How can short-term teams best avoid the danger of not exploring all options?
1. Delegating work to be done independently
2. Having an effective launch meeting
3. Engaging in groupthink
4. Bypassing internal deadlines
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Answer: 2. Having an effective launch meeting.
Why: a good launch meeting sets clear goals, roles, decision rules and norms (e.g., encourage dissent, require multiple options, assign a “devil’s advocate”), establishes a timeline that allows exploration, and clarifies how ideas will be generated and evaluated.
Why the others are wrong:
- 1 (delegating work independently): can help cover more ground but risks silos and missed integration; it doesn’t guarantee the team will surface or compare all options.
- 3 (engaging in groupthink): obviously counterproductive — it suppresses alternative views.
- 4 (bypassing internal deadlines): reduces time for exploration and review, increasing the chance options are overlooked.
Why: a good launch meeting sets clear goals, roles, decision rules and norms (e.g., encourage dissent, require multiple options, assign a “devil’s advocate”), establishes a timeline that allows exploration, and clarifies how ideas will be generated and evaluated.
Why the others are wrong:
- 1 (delegating work independently): can help cover more ground but risks silos and missed integration; it doesn’t guarantee the team will surface or compare all options.
- 3 (engaging in groupthink): obviously counterproductive — it suppresses alternative views.
- 4 (bypassing internal deadlines): reduces time for exploration and review, increasing the chance options are overlooked.
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