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.
East vs. West – A Hearts of Iron Game a multiplayer system with up to 32 players. No release date was scheduled for "East vs. West" after the initial Q1 2013 release date was missed, though following a decision to cut major features including multiplayer functionality from the game, Paradox hoped to offer a pay-what-you-want public beta in March 2014. The cancellation of "East vs. West" was announced in a joint statement on 6 March 2014 by BL Logic and Paradox Interactive, citing multiple delays in the project. East vs. West – A Hearts of Iron Game East vs. West – A Hearts of Iron Game was a planned