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DESCRIPTION:KPFA Radio 94.1 FM presents\n   \nCHARLAN NEMETH\nIn Defense of 
 Troublemakers: The Power of Dissent in Life & Business\nHosted by Kris 
 Welch\n\nadvance tickets: $12: T: 800-838-3006 or independent bookstores, 
 $15 door, benefits KPFA,  info: kpfa.org/events   wheelchair 
 accesss\n\nAmericans have decided by consensus that consensus is good. 
 Psychologist Charlan Nemeth argues that this principle is completely wrong. 
 Left unchallenged, the majority opinion is frequently biased, clearly 
 unoriginal, or simply false. It leads planes and markets to crash, causes 
 juries to often convict innocent people, provokes military attacks that are 
 entirely inexplicable. \n\nMost of us believe that we are open to differing 
 views, and that we like challenges to our ideas. In practice, however, 
 we're conditioned to "go with the flow" rather than speak up when we think 
 differently from the group, assuming that different opinions are just 
 wrong. Charlan Nemeth's In Defense of Troublemakers  insists we can make 
 better decisions by embracing dissent. Dissent forces us to question the 
 status quo, to reconsider the mainstream, to consider more information, to 
 think differently, to question the very nature of influence, to open our 
 minds and engage in creative, evolved decision-making. The author draws 
 upon thirty-five years of research on dissent to highlight how it alters 
 the way we think, and why there's an upside to challenging the majority. In 
 Defense of Troublemakers raises an urgent red flag about consensus and its 
 potential perils, and motivates us to embrace values that encourage dissent 
 instead. An essential read for anyone who has had to work with others, it 
 will radically change the way we interact in groups, make decisions, and 
 conduct business.\n\nCharlan Nemeth is a professor in the Department of 
 Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley. \n\nKris Welch is a 
 veteran, very popular KPFA on-air host, a mother, and a devoted 
 grandmother.\n\n$12 advance, $15 door.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/04/05/18808250.php
SUMMARY:Charlan Nemeth: Defense of Troublemakers: Power of Dissent in Life
LOCATION:Berkeley Hillside Club\n2286 Cedar St\nBerkeley, CA 94709
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/04/05/18808250.php
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