The wisdom of crowds works when the crowd is choosing the price of an ox, when there's a … - Jaron Lanier

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The bottomline in leadership isn't how far we advance ourselves but how far we advance others.

Jaron Lanier

The wisdom of crowds works when the crowd is choosing the price of an ox, when there's a single numeric average. But if it's a design or something that matters, the decision is made by committee, and that's crap. You want people and groups who are able to think thoughts before they share

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