James Surowiecki Quotes About Perspective

Quotes about: Perspective

• For a crowd to be smart, the people in it need to be not only diverse in their perspectives but also, relatively speaking, independent of each other. In other words, you need people to be thinking for themselves, rather than following the lead of those around them.

  James Surowiecki

  Smart, Independent, Thinking

  "The Wise Way to Crowdsource a Manhunt". www.newyorker.com. April 23, 2013.

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

  James Surowiecki

  Independent, Perspective, People

  James Surowiecki (2005). “The Wisdom of Crowds”, p.41, Anchor

• 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 rationality or impartiality, though. You can be biased and irrational, but as long as you're independent, you won't make the group any dumber.

  James Surowiecki

  Independent, Long, People

  James Surowiecki (2005). “The Wisdom of Crowds”, p.41, Anchor

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