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id: "quote-fam-consensus"
type: "quote"
source_timestamps: ["§ The False Alignment Trap"]
tags: ["consensus", "passive-resistance"]
related: ["concept-false-alignment", "entity-hany-fam"]
speaker: "Hany Fam"
speakers: ["Hany Fam"]
sources: ["governance"]
sourceVaultSlug: "hbr-seg-governance"
originDay: 7
articleStem: "hbr-cl-85-false-alignment-trap"
sourceUrl: "https://hbr.org/2026/07/the-false-alignment-trap"
sourceTitle: "The False Alignment Trap"
---
# Hany Fam on the Falsehood of Consensus

> "I've learned the falsehood of consensus and the danger of consensus. There are many passive aspects of consensus that don't equate to true agreement. Often you see it in subtle ways…someone nods along, saying, 'Yes, yes, I'm on board,' but in reality, they're not."

— [[entity-hany-fam|Hany Fam]], founder & CEO of [[entity-markaaz|Markaaz]]

This quote is the practitioner articulation of [[concept-false-alignment|false alignment]]: the nodding-along, passive 'yes' that masks real disagreement, as opposed to [[concept-true-agreement|true agreement]].


## Related across articles
- [[concept-consensus-management]]
- [[contrarian-consensus-is-a-liability]]
- [[claim-alignment-vs-agreement]]