Abilene paradox management expert Jerry B. Harvey in his 1974 article "The Abilene Paradox: The Management of Agreement". The name of the phenomenon comes from an anecdote that Harvey uses in the article to elucidate the paradox: Ronald Sims writes that the Abilene paradox is similar to groupthink, but differs in significant ways, including that in groupthink individuals are not acting contrary to their conscious wishes and generally feel good about the decisions the group has reached. According to Sims, in the Abilene paradox, the individuals acting contrary to their own wishes are more likely to have negative feelings about the outcome.
New West Guitar Group New West Guitar Group New West Guitar Group (NWGG) is a guitar trio formed in 2003. The three group members—Perry Smith of New York City, John Storie of Los Angeles, and Jeffrey Stein of New York City—met while students at the University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music, where they studied Studio/Jazz Guitar performance. The group has performed across the United States, Japan, Germany and Canada. Originally a quartet, the New West Guitar Group started as an ensemble within the Studio/Jazz Guitar department within the USC Thornton School of Music. After placing first at the University of North Texas