Screen LibraryThe wisdom of crowds：why the many are smarter than the few and how collective wisdom shapes business, economies, societies, and nations
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Doubleday,
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| Publisher Address: | New York |
| Publication Dates: | 2004. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Carrier Form: | xxi, 296 p.: ; 22 cm. |
| ISBN: |
0385503865 9780385503860 |
| Index Number: | C912 |
| CLC: | C912.6 |
| Call Number: | C912.6/S961 |
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Includes bibliographical references. The wisdom of crowds -- The 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 ar In this book, New Yorker columnist Surowiecki explores a deceptively simple idea that has profound implications: large groups of people are smarter than an elite few, no matter how brilliant--better at solving problems, fostering innovation, coming to w |