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....
In 1906, Francis Galton, known for his work on statistics and heredity, came across a weight-judging contest at the West of England Fat Stock and Poultry Exhibition. This encounter was to challenge the foundations of his life's study. An ox was on display and for six-pence fair-goers could buy a...
While our culture generally trusts experts and distrusts the wisdom of the masses, New Yorker business columnist Surowiecki argues that "under the right circumstances, groups are remarkably intelligent, and are often smarter than the smartest people in them." To support this almost...
While our culture generally trusts experts and distrusts the wisdom of the masses, New Yorker business columnist Surowiecki argues that "under the right circumstances, groups are remarkably intelligent, and are often smarter than the smartest people in them." To support this almost...
Surowiecki spoke on Independent Individuals and Wise Crowds, or Is It Possible to Be Too Connected?. The question for all of us is, how can you have interaction without information cascades, without losing the independence that’s such a key factor in group intelligence? He recommends: * Keep...
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Surowiecki first developed his ideas for Wisdom of Crowds in his Financial Page column of The New Yorker. Many critics found his premise to be an interesting twist on the long held notion that Americans generally question the masses and eschew groupthink. A socialist might draw some optimistic...
by James Surowiecki "One day in the fall of 1906, the British scientist Francis Galton left his home in the town of Plymouth and headed for a country..." (more)
38 of 46 people found the following review helpful: Disappointing, October 6, 2007 I read a blurb on this book in the Economist and bought it for that reason. When I read it however, it failed to deliver. It is similar to the Tom Peter's "Search of Excellence" type book with anecdotal...
The Wisdom of Crowds: Why the Many Are Smarter Than the Few and How Collective Wisdom Shapes Business, Economies,
“No one in this world, so far as I know, has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people.” —H. L. Mencken H. L. Mencken was wrong.In this endlessly fascinating book, New Yorker columnist James Surowiecki explores a deceptively simple...
David Edery, who was until recently part of the CMS staff and now works for Microsoft, has been generating some interesting discussion over on his blog, Game Tycoon, about how games might harness "the wisdom of crowds" to solve real world problems. It's an idea he's been promoting...
On the other hand, the bias against "rapid cognition" is clearly sometimes justified. In fact, although Blink is ultimately, I think, a testament to the virtues and power of our unconscious reactions, some of the best parts of it have to do with the way those reactions can be sabotaged by...
The Wisdom of Crowds: Why the Many Are Smarter Than the Few and How Collective Wisdom Shapes Business, Economies,
While our culture generally trusts experts and distrusts the wisdom of the masses, New Yorker business columnist Surowiecki argues that "under the right circumstances, groups are remarkably intelligent, and are often smarter than the smartest people in them." To support this almost...
The Wisdom of Crowds: Why the Many Are Smarter Than the Few and How Collective Wisdom Shapes Business, Economies,
by James Surowiecki (Author) "One day in the fall of 1906, the British scientist Francis Galton left his home in the town of Plymouth and headed for a country..." (more)
The Wisdom of Crowds: Why the Many Are Smarter Than the Few and How Collective Wisdom Shapes Business, Economies,
SUROWIECKI is a staff writer at The New Yorker, where he writes the popular business column, “The Financial Page.” His work has appeared in a wide range of publications, including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Artforum, Wired, and Slate. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
The Wisdom of Crowds: Why the Many Are Smarter Than the Few and How Collective Wisdom Shapes Business, Economies,
According to Surowiecki, the "simple but powerful truth" at the heart of his book is that "under the right circumstances, groups are remarkably intelligent, and are often smarter than the smartest people in them." Surowiecki, a staff writer for the Financial Page of The New...
Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything (Hardcover)
From Publishers Weekly The word "wiki" means "quick" in Hawaiian, and here author and think tank CEO Tapscott (The Naked Corporation), along with research director Williams, paint in vibrant colors the quickly changing world of Internet togetherness, also known as mass or global...
The best known example of the wisdom of crowds is democracy. Surowiecki's book begins in 1906, as it takes us on a trip to the Plymouth country fair with British scientist Francis Galton. "Breeding mattered to Galton because he believed that only a few people had the characteristics...
SocialPicks enables collaborative investment research
August 21st, 2006 at 9:56 am I hope I get accepted into the beta soon. I like this idea, and since i just started investing.. i have no idea what I am doing, so im learning as I go and this would be a great help. * Alex Moskalyuk August 21st, 2006 at 10:08 am The idea is pretty good - use collective...
NowPublic Technologies, Inc. is a Vancouver-based company. The company owns and operates NowPublic.com, which showcases its platform for citizen journalism. Learn more about the site, our management team, our advisors or contact us with your comments or questions. In 2005 NowPublic became a...
DotSpots brings the wisdom of crowds to every piece of information on the web, starting with the news.
The first release of DotSpots will focus on improving online news (mainstream media, blogosphere and citizen journalists), by identifying and indexing semantically similar content across millions...
Our investor-intelligence community rates stocks on a scale of one to five stars, and the participants themselves are weighted according to their accuracy. Thus, a successful CAPS member's opinions are worth more than, oh, certain Wall Street names we could mention. CAPS is an amazing tool for...
Kaboodle is indeed interesting. I like the way they make creating eCommerce Wishlist or Research List easy. But how is this different from say wists.com or BlinkList.com? (of which I am one of the geeks involved in the project). While wist.com and blinklist.com are not targeted to e-commerce - they...
Social Shopping is based on the principles outlined in the wisdom of crowds where a large group of users can recommend products to each other and between them work out what to buy and which ones have the most buzz. —- 摘自wikipedia 概述 社会化商务网站（Social Shopping
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable [Paperback]
Great fun brash, stubborn, entertaining, opinionated, curious, cajoling (Stephen J. Dubner, Author Of Freakonomics ) An idiosyncratically brilliant new book (Niall Ferguson Sunday Telegraph ) A fascinating study of how we are regularly taken for suckers by the unexpected (Larry Elliot Guardian )...
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable [Paperback]
Great fun brash, stubborn, entertaining, opinionated, curious, cajoling (Stephen J. Dubner, Author Of Freakonomics ) An idiosyncratically brilliant new book (Niall Ferguson Sunday Telegraph ) A fascinating study of how we are regularly taken for suckers by the unexpected (Larry Elliot Guardian )...
Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything (Hardcover)
The word "wiki" means "quick" in Hawaiian, and here author and think tank CEO Tapscott (The Naked Corporation), along with research director Williams, paint in vibrant colors the quickly changing world of Internet togetherness, also known as mass or global collaboration, and what...
trendwatching.com: April 2007 trend briefing | CROWD CLOUT
This month, well be looking at CROWD CLOUT, a trend and business opportunity waiting to happen. CROWD CLOUT is all about co-buying, about consumers revealing their purchasing intentions to make the most of their budget, if not to gang up on YOU! Oh, and if youre one of the many business...
Web 2.0 rules the internet. Het aantal services en tools met Web 2.0 -kenmerken heeft in korte tijd een vlucht genomen. We hebben het over sites waarmee mensen op een nieuwe manier kunnen samenwerken en informatie kunnen delen. Trefwoorden hierbij: collective intelligence, wisdom of crowds,...
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