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The wisdom of crowds : why the many are smarter than the few and how collective wisdom shapes business, economies, societies, and nations / James Surowiecki

By: Surowiecki, James [author].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: New York : Doubleday, 2004Description: xxi, 296 pages.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0385503865.Subject(s): Consensus (Social sciences) | Common good | Group decision making
Contents:
The wisdom of crowds
he difference difference makes : waggle dances, the Bay of Pigs, and the value of diversity
Monkey see, monkey do : imitation, information cascades, and independence
Putting the pieces together : the CIA, Linux, and the art of decentralization
Shall we dance? : coordination in a complex world
Society does exist : taxes, tipping, television, and trust
Traffic : what we have here is a failure to coordinate
Science : collaboration, competition, and reputation
Committees, juries, and teams : the Columbia disaster and how small groups can be made to work
The company : meet the new boss, same as the old boss?
Markets : beauty contests, bowling alleys, and stock prices
Democracy : dreams of the common good
Note(s):
Includes bibliographical references (pages [275]-296).
List(s) this item appears in: New Acquisitions (2nd Quarter of 2023)
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [275]-296).

The wisdom of crowds

he difference difference makes : waggle dances, the Bay of Pigs, and the value of diversity

Monkey see, monkey do : imitation, information cascades, and independence

Putting the pieces together : the CIA, Linux, and the art of decentralization

Shall we dance? : coordination in a complex world

Society does exist : taxes, tipping, television, and trust

Traffic : what we have here is a failure to coordinate

Science : collaboration, competition, and reputation

Committees, juries, and teams : the Columbia disaster and how small groups can be made to work

The company : meet the new boss, same as the old boss?

Markets : beauty contests, bowling alleys, and stock prices

Democracy : dreams of the common good

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