Collective wisdom Quote by Lewis Schiff Download Open image “I think small groups have more collective wisdom than an individual.” — Lewis Schiff ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.0 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Collective wisdom Collectives Groups Individual Small groups Thinking Wisdom
Wisdom in groups emerges as a product of commitments we make with ourselves and to each other. These stances are not abstract rules but… — Alan Briskin Copy Share Image
Collective wisdom, alas, is no adequate substitute for the intelligence of individuals. Individuals who opposed received opinions have been the source of all progress,… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
If small groups are included in the decision-making process, then they should be allowed to make decisions. If an organization sets up teams and… — James Surowiecki Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Under the right circumstances, groups are remarkably smart - smarter even sometimes than the smartest people in them. — James Surowiecki Copy Share Image
There is only one kind of wisdom that has any social value, and that is the knowledge of one's own limitations. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Wisdom in groups is earned by gathering useful data, exploring diverse perspectives, respecting different viewpoints, and then shaped through critical reflection on behalf of… — Alan Briskin Copy Share Image
Though wisdom is common, yet the many live as if they had a wisdom of their own. — Heraclitus Copy Share Image
The smartest groups, then, are made up of people with diverse perspectives who are able to stay independent of each other. — James Surowiecki Copy Share Image
“It is safe to assume that any individual or group you wish to influence has access to more wisdom than they currently use. It… — Annette Simmons Copy Share Image
“When you combine the judgments of a large group of people to calculate the “wisdom of the crowd” you collect all the relevant information… — Philip E. Tetlock Copy Share Image
True wisdom listens more, talks less and can get along with all types of people. — Kiana Tom Copy Share Image
One of the things all entrepreneurs struggle with is where their efforts will have the highest impact. Unfortunately, too many of us continue to… — Lewis Schiff Copy Share Image
“find the field that interests you the most, work with the biggest and richest player willing to partner with you, and then do everything… — Lewis Schiff Copy Share Image
That being said, everyone of us can move a big step farther towards determining the direction of our own lives. We can all break… — Lewis Schiff Copy Share Image
That doesn't mean we should be doing it, though. We should always be carving back those things that are comfortable and institutionalized but not… — Lewis Schiff Copy Share Image
If the workers don't keep themselves current - with some assistance and guidance from their employers - then the workers who are in the… — Lewis Schiff Copy Share Image
In companies, there are three activities that should be labeled better. First there is the "CORE" which is the thing the company does that… — Lewis Schiff Copy Share Image
For example, I wear clothes I buy at trendy shops because I don't care much about clothing. If someone wants to create a trend… — Lewis Schiff Copy Share Image
The disruption caused by globalization and technology (what Tom Friedman calls hyperconnectedness) will be around for the rest of our professional lives. — Lewis Schiff Copy Share Image
I went to work at political consulting firms, graphic design and communications firms and ultimately, magazines. Today, my career is in the media business.… — Lewis Schiff Copy Share Image
Apple made tools that helped people express their creativity and Steve Jobs knew that so he told that story well. But Facebook makes tools… — Lewis Schiff Copy Share Image
As you climb of the organizational ladder, you have to redefine your role in the value chain from player to captain to coach to… — Lewis Schiff Copy Share Image
It's the "Success Paradox." When a set of behaviors has gotten you somewhere, you keep doing them even though the circumstances have changed. — Lewis Schiff Copy Share Image
The secret of literature, which conventional people don't guess, is that writers are forever looking for the surprising revelation - not for reinforcement of… — Carol Bly Copy Share Image
I'm really lucky to have colleagues in the White House press corps who are both amazing mothers and amazing journalists. Their collective wisdom has… — Hallie Jackson Copy Share Image
Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance. — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
Democracy's premise rests on the notion that the collective wisdom of the majority will prove right more often than it's wrong; that given sufficient… — Ben Fountain Copy Share Image
The anchor of all my dreams is the collective wisdom of mankind as a whole. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Libraries have always been humanities' way of preserving its collective wisdom — Umberto Eco Copy Share Image
“Democracies, as we know, are prone to every error from incompetence and corruption to misguided fetishes and gridlock. Therefore, it is astonishing, in a… — Madeleine K. Albright Copy Share Image
I also believe that at a critical point (more than six people?), that collective wisdom turns into group think. — Lewis Schiff Copy Share Image
“Sirius is the Hidden God or "the sun behind the sun". As the moon reflects the sun, so does the sun reflect Sirius. This… — Preston Nichols and Peter Moon Copy Share Image
Nothing is more senseless than to base so many expectations on the state, that is, to assume the existence of collective wisdom and foresight… — Frederic Bastiat Copy Share Image
Collective wisdom, alas, is no adequate substitute for the intelligence of individuals. Individuals who opposed received opinions have been the source of all progress,… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
