| The Wisdom of Crowds Contributor(s): Surowiecki, James (Author) |
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ISBN: 0385721706 ISBN-13: 9780385721707 Publisher: Anchor Books OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2005 Annotation: In this fascinating book, "New Yorker business columnist James Surowiecki explores a deceptively simple idea: Large groups of people are "smarter than an elite few, no matter how brilliant-better at solving problems, fostering innovation, coming to wise decisions, even predicting the future. With boundless erudition and in delightfully clear prose, Surowiecki ranges across fields as diverse as popular culture, psychology, ant biology, behavioral economics, artificial intelligence, military history, and politics to show how this simple idea offers important lessons for how we live our lives, select our leaders, run our companies, and think about our world. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - Social Theory - Business & Economics | Consumer Behavior - General - Business & Economics | Economic History |
| Dewey: 303.38 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.1" W x 8" (0.55 lbs) 336 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this fascinating book, New Yorker business columnist James Surowiecki explores a deceptively simple idea: Large groups of people are smarter than an elite few, no matter how brilliant--better at solving problems, fostering innovation, coming to wise decisions, even predicting the future.
With boundless erudition and in delightfully clear prose, Surowiecki ranges across fields as diverse as popular culture, psychology, ant biology, behavioral economics, artificial intelligence, military history, and politics to show how this simple idea offers important lessons for how we live our lives, select our leaders, run our companies, and think about our world. |