Groupthink: How a Bad Smell Solved a CrisisLondon's 'Great Stink' fixed a problem leaders ignored.

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Clear Thinking Strategies

Learn how a widely held but wrong belief can block progress. In 1858, London was paralyzed by a sewage crisis. Officials clung to the incorrect 'miasma theory' and ignored the correct solution for years. It took an overwhelming stench, the 'Great Stink', to finally break the consensus and force them to act. This historical event reveals how a dramatic crisis can shatter collective delusion, paving the way for evidence-based solutions that were previously rejected.