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Austin leads Experience Design at Avanade’s Houston studio where he teaches design thinking and workshop facilitation and delivers product design and development for Avanade’s clients. Visit the author at https://agux.co

Since 1998, Austin has built products and services for some of the world’s largest enterprises, including global industry leaders like ExxonMobil, Comcast, Verizon, Ashley Furniture, and The World Bank. His experience includes omnichannel marketing and ecommerce, employee experience, and product development. ...more

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	Information Architecture: Blueprints for the Web by Christina Wodtke (Goodreads Author), Austin Govella (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 332 ratings — published 2002 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Collaborative Product Design: Help Any Team Build a Better Experience 4.08 avg rating — 24 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Information Architecture: Blueprints for the Web by Joseph Cartman, Austin Govella (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Work the Room: Leading collaboration in wonderful workshops 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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How to mitigate groupthink in workshops

Published August 10, 2025

Groupthink happens when your group settles on ideas too quickly. The group coalesces around a set of ideas before they've considered the broader landscape or alternative solutions.

During the early parts of design thinking or collaborative workshops, groupthink works against the divergent thinking you want to facilitate. Instead of generating many diverse options (di

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The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters

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