When Groups Get Stuck on the Wrong Problem

A Crowd, A Crisis, and the Wrong Problem The crowds gathered fast. Flags, chants, phone cameras, all aimed squarely at the latest political flashpoint. The air pulsed with conviction. Something needed to be done now . On the surface, it looked like decisive action. Underneath, something quieter was happening: a narrowing of attention, a collapse of deliberation, and the slow suffocation of the…