S2E32 - Replace Comfortable Consensus With Structured Dissent

We challenge the myth that verdicts are decided by chaos in the courtroom and show how internal biases quietly compress case value. We lay out a practical framework—psychological safety, structured dissent, red teaming, pre‑mortems, and external testing—to turn doubt into leverage.

• redefining success as process rigor, not just verdict size
• overconfidence and optimism bias inflating forecasts and shrinking settlements
• confirmation bias creating echo chambers that ignore counterfacts
• experience bias sidelining junior insights that mirror juror thinking
• groupthink and the hidden cost of silence before mediation
• building psychological safety and rewarding dissent<...