"Truly innovative ideas do not arise from groups of people, but from individuals. When groups try to be creative, the members force each other to compromise and, as a result, creative ideas tend to be weakened and made more conventional. Most original ideas arise from individuals working alone."
Related:
- People have been so encouraged by society to focus on apparent differences that they fail to see meaningful similarities among ideas,
individuals, and groups... - People in groups tend to agree on courses of action which as individuals,
they know are stupid... - At the heart of science is an essential tension between two seemingly
contradictory attitudes -
an openness to new ideas, no matter how bizarre or... - At the heart of science is an essential tension between two seemingly
contradictory attitudes -
an openness to new ideas, no matter how bizarre or... - The study of history places too much emphasis on individuals.
The most significant events and trends in history were... - According to a poll of 200 charitable organizations,
donations of money to nonprofit groups increased by... - Breakthrough ideas are not from teams.
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Hans von... - One man's brain plus one other will produce one half as many ideas as
one man would have produced alone.
These two plus two more will produce half again as... - One man's brain plus one other will produce one half as many ideas as
one man would have produced alone.
These two plus two more will produce half again as...
