Abstract
It is difficult to find a 'new normal' these days, that's why the operating environment has become turbulent in working life and society. However, familiar themes are repeated in the conversation. Newspaper and social media themes ranged from the daily horrors and culprits of war to hybrid warfare and waves of refugees, not to mention the country's internal tensions in the labor market and health care. The discussion is characterized by confrontation or by agreeable and like-minded discussion within one's own "bubble". In 'bubble thinking', members of one social group often believe that the information coming from the competing social group is automatically wrong. That is, if "they" say X, that is a reason for "us" to believe that X is not true. Bubble thinking comes to mind as its relative, the so-called groupthink. In it, the group members adapt to the group's thinking, and do not think about issues and conclusions independently. The rigidity of a social group or even a society without critical thinking grows so strong that it blinds. Group members feel the need to "go with the crowd" because they fear "rocking the boat" or being left out of the group. As a result, critical and independent thinking is dampened, causing self-censorship and ultimately, in the long run, irrational or bad decisions.
Translated title of the contribution | Getting rid of the bubbles with dialogue |
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Original language | Finnish |
Pages (from-to) | 4-6 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Työn tuuli |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 2 |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2023 |
MoE publication type | D1 Article in a trade journal |