The Wisdom of Crowds:Why the Many Are Smarter Than the Few and How Collective Wisdom Shapes Business, Economies, Societies and Nations 2004
- Sociology, Common good, Business, Group decision making
In this fascinating book, New Yorker business columnist James Surowiecki explores a deceptively simple idea: Large groups of people are smarter than an elite few, no matter how brilliant — better at solving problems, fostering innovation, coming to wise decisions, even predicting the future.
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- Author
- James Surowiecki
- First published
- 2004
- Pages
- 328
- Publisher
- Random House Large Print, Anchor, Random House Audio Publishing Group
- Editions
- 10
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780349116051
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