Being smart Quote by James Surowiecki

The problem is that groups are only smart when the people in them are as independent as possible. This is the paradox of the…

— James Surowiecki

For a crowd to be smart, the people in it need to be not only diverse in their perspectives but also, relatively speaking, independent…

— James Surowiecki

Under the right circumstances, groups are remarkably smart - smarter even sometimes than the smartest people in them.

— James Surowiecki

The smartest groups, then, are made up of people with diverse perspectives who are able to stay independent of each other.

— James Surowiecki

Groups are only smart when there is a balance between the information that everyone in the group shares and the information that each of…

— James Surowiecki

The smartest groups, then, are made up of people with diverse perspectives who are able to stay independent of each other. Independence doesn't imply…

— James Surowiecki

Smart people tend to know what is happening in a group situation and how to deal with others in the most effective way. They…

— Patrick Lencioni

It's always better to be wise than to be smart.

— Alan Alda

It is only intelligence that is divided equally between people because everybody thinks he/she is enough wise

— René Descartes

Everybody can be smart.

— Jose Mourinho

It's better to be wise than to be smart.

— Alan Alda

I don't even really understand that concept of someone being 'smart' or someone else being 'smarter.' I think that except for the obvious special…

— Ab-Soul