Group Think. Read the article from The New York Times posted on blackboard.

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Going Solo, Dumping Group
In “The Rise of the New Groupthink,” Cain offers a non-mainstream view of collaboration. In contrast to more recent craze, so to speak, about group work and collaboration, or Groupthink in flat plan offices, bench-to-bench schools and cruise-like churches, Cain emphasizes solitude as a necessity for creativity. Despite not dismissing collaboration altogether, Cain offers several examples on how solitude, now “out of fad,” is critical for real and creative outcomes. The argument for solitude is backed up by a number of research findings and, as Cain continues to stress, are not meant to disqualify Groupthink, important as is in remote research across different universities for example, but to remind readers of a long lost appreciation of voluntary, solitary isolation to do personal and/or professional matters. I personally argue, in support of Cain’s call for less collaboration and more solo activity, for more solitariness in personal, professional and social contexts in order for undeniable gains of creativity.
The choice to collaborate is relative and not necessarily voluntary. As Cain shows in her discussion, shrinking office space, coupled by a growing national inclination to emphasize collaboration over isolation particularly at work, has placed much pressure on many who would prefer to work alone. Thus, choice is a matter whose dismissal, intentional or not, appears to influence how people work, live and play alone or not. The Internet, conversely, is “a place where we can be alone together – and this is precisely what gives it power.” By offering a space
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to work independent – and alone – online platforms are probably one best option for creative introverts who, seeking to get a job done, would resort to. Personally, I plug in as much as I could whenever I am unable to focus or, worse, lose a whole point of being in a group conversation I am part of.
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