Goodthink The New Science of Collective Intelligence

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Goodthink The New Science of Collective Intelligence | 1.67 MB

Title: Goodthink The New Science of Collective Intelligence
Author: Damon Centola
Category: Sociology, Social Policy, Decision Making & Problem Solving
Language: English | 347 Pages | ISBN: 9780262055086


Description:
Busting the myth of "groupthink," a powerful look at how our ability to influence one another can accelerate individual and collective intelligence.

A leading expert on social networks and behavior change delivers new principles of social influence to improve collective intelligence.
For years, scientists have struggled to discover the formula to produce the world's smartest teams. But the solution has been elusive because they have focused on individual intelligences. In Goodthink, Damon Centola shows how to build teams, design online platforms, and create office spaces that sharpen our thinking individually and align our intelligence collectively. The secret, it turns out, is in the shape of our networks.
How did MIT's Building 20, populated with outcasts and eccentrics, become one of the most innovative and productive research hubs in American history? Why did increasing the number of online echo chambers unexpectedly...