Biases

Biases

Recurring cognitive and social tendencies — how minds and groups skew judgment before structures fail.

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Not Invented Here (NIH)

External ideas discounted — only what we built ourselves counts as real

Homophilic Closure

The organisation only listens to its own kind — similarity gates what reaches judgment

Prior conclusions anchor later review — independence is lost before the second bind

Confirmation Bias

Review paths narrow toward what already looks true — disconfirming evidence never reaches bind