Stewart Landefeld was quoted in the Corporate Board Member article, "How to Beat Groupthink in the Boardroom," on how to bring out diverse viewpoints by going around the room, asking each board member for his or her perspective.

Simply bringing new perspectives into the room doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll be aired in conversation, notes Stewart. He adds that chairs may need to be proactive in extracting insights by going around the table and asking each board member for his or her thoughts.

“That approach gives everyone an opportunity and can exhaust the diverse thinking in the room,” Stewart says. “It’ll bring out diversity of views from non-talkers. And if people don’t want to take additional air time because their views already have been expressed by someone else, they can say so.”