On the shelf
The Wisdom of Crowds:Why the Many Are Smarter Than the Few and How Collective Wisdom Shapes Business, Economies, Societies and Nations
by James Surowiecki
1 episode · 1 guest · last mentioned 26 May 2025
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Who brought it up
- Mentioned
Simon Sinek in the episode with Simon Sinek
About the book
A nonfiction work exploring the counterintuitive idea that large groups of non-experts can collectively make better decisions than a few specialists. It examines the conditions necessary for crowd intelligence in areas like business, science, and governance, using case studies from traffic flows to betting markets.
