<p>This is another episode where we were all a little sheepish about telling stories of when we've observed <a href="https://sketchplanations.com/the-bystander-effect" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Bystander Effect</a> in our own behaviour.</p><p>Between us, we had lots of examples of where it's been observed in others. Of course we did.</p><p>We discuss theories of why this is a human phenomenon and even examples of when we've been at the sharp end of it.</p><br><p>The most innocuous and probably most common example was the WhatsApp Group chat.</p><p>Who in your group is the one to take charge and suggest actual dates for things rather than the very non-committal "yeah - we should do that"?</p><br><p>Jono describes solid works of research using CCTV footage that backs up the hypothesis and we ponder whether the effect is different in cultures and societies other than our own.</p><br><p>Tell us your stories or examples of The Bystander Effect:</p><ul><li><a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a></li><li>OR <a href="https://podpage-api.herokuapp.com/sketchplanations-the-podcast/voicemail/popup/?from=https://podcast.sketchplanations.com/#" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">leave us a voice note</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>In the episode we reference the following which you might like to read more into:</p><ul><li>The <a href="https://sketchplanations.com/whose-job-is-it" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Whose Job Is It poem</a> sketch</li><li>The <a href="https://podcast.sketchplanations.com/the-accountability-ladder/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Accountability Ladder podcast episode</a> and <a href="https://sketchplanations.com/the-accountability-ladder" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sketch</a></li><li>The <a href="https://sketchplanations.com/ask-the-question" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ask The Question At Talks</a> sketch</li></ul><p>And in the Listener Comments section at the end of the show we talked about:</p><ul><li>The <a href="https://sketchplanations.com/the-gartner-hype-cycle" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gartner Hype Cycle </a>sketch</li><li>The <a href="https://sketchplanations.com/the-long-nose-of-innovation" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Long Nose of Innovation</a> sketch</li><li>The <a href="https://sketchplanations.com/the-learning-pit" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Learning Pit</a> sketch</li><li>The <a href="https://podcast.sketchplanations.com/optimism-bias/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Optimism Bias podcast episode</a> and <a href="https://sketchplanations.com/optimism-bias" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sketch</a></li><li>The Dunning-Kruger Effect sketch is exclusively in Jono's book <a href="https://sketchplanations.com/big-ideas-little-pictures" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Big Ideas, Little Pictures</a></li><li>The <a href="https://sketchplanations.com/hofstadters-law" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hofstadter's Law</a> sketch</li><li>The <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGOofzZOyl8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cat-filter lawyer zoom call</a> that went viral during Covid as an example of a Human Risk fail.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>All music expertly provided by <a href="https://www.franccinelli.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Franc Cinelli</a>.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
