Consensus is not always good or always bad. When to use it depends on the situation. Here's an article explaining: - http://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/when-

Consensus is not always good or always bad. When to use it depends on the situation. Here's an article explaining: - http://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/when-consensus-hurts-the-company/ http://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/when-consensus-hurts-the-... [paywalled] - http://ssrn.com/abstract=2579745 http://ssrn.com/abstract=2579745 [open access]