The wisdom of crowds : why the many are smarter than the few and how collective wisdom shapes business, economies, societies, and nations - Surowiecki, James, 1967- (New York : Doubleday, 2004)
The wisdom of crowds -- The difference difference makes : waggle dances, the Bay of Pigs, and the value of diversity -- Monkey see, monkey do : imitation, information cascades, and independence -- Putting the pieces together : the CIA, Linux, and the art of decentralization -- Shall we dance? : coordination in a complex world -- Society does exist : taxes, tipping, television, and trust -- Traffic : what we have here is a failure to coordinate -- Science : collaboration, competition, and reputation -- Committees, juries, and teams : the Columbia disaster and how small groups can be made to work -- The company : meet the new boss, same as the old boss? -- Markets : beauty contests, bowling alleys, and stock prices -- Democracy : dreams of the common good.
Includes bibliographical references.
Keywords: Consensus (Social sciences); Common good; Group decision making