Action anxiety makes acting on a private preference feel socially dangerous. It directs attention to hierarchy, belonging, and how input is gathered. Understanding that risk can inform safer preference collection without assuming that silence proves disagreement or that the feared consequences are unreal.
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- FromAbilene Paradox (model)
- Category of its source unitEffects, Biases & Phenomena
- DomainGroups & Decisions
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Editorial orientation · Entry type
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Related entries name an idea, effect or practice that belongs to a model or tool of the series. They are not models or tools themselves and are not counted as such; each one leads to the model or tool it comes from, and to its Executive Insight Brief.
Editorial orientation · Category
Effects, Biases & Phenomena
Identifies a bounded pattern in judgment, behavior or communication and the conditions under which it appears. Naming the pattern makes a recurring difficulty recognizable; it does not make the pattern inevitable or supply a complete explanation.