Controlled Quote by Jay Samit

Crowdsourcing is a great way to approach creation because in any given point there's always somebody on the Internet who knows something better than…

— Guy Kawasaki

Linux is a complex example of the wisdom of crowds. It's a good example in the sense that it shows you can set people…

— James Surowiecki

“The core idea behind the wisdom of crowds effect is that diverse knowledge and expertise is being collected and aggregated. Essentially, it argues that…

— Rich Jolly

Crowdsourcing is the future. However, if you don't trust your users to build/create/upload awesome work, they won't trust you with their crowd capital.

— Harper Reed

Crowdsourcing can greatly increase the number of ideas entering the front-end of the innovation funnel, however, using the wrong source can result in a…

— D. James Kennedy

Crowds are somewhat like the sphinx of ancient fable: It is necessary to arrive at a solution of the problems offered by their psychology…

— Gustave Le Bon

Social innovation thrives on collaboration; on doing things with others, rather than just to them or for them: hence the great interest in new…

— Geoff Mulgan

A crowd is not necessarily company, but neither need it necessarily prevent thought or disturb peace of mind.

— John Lubbock

“Surowiecki outlined four conditions that characterized wise crowds: 1. Diversity of opinion 2. Independence 3. Decentralization 4. An aggregation mechanism”

— Rich Jolly

The 'wisdom of the crowds' is the most ridiculous statement I've heard in my life. Crowds are dumb.

— Drew Curtis

It takes people to move crowds in the right direction, crowds by themselves just stand around and mutter.

— Drew Curtis

A utopian future for the Internet could be secured if the heavy-duty influencers - and the grassroots influencers tweeting along - can create a…

— Naomi Wolf