“This is not the wisdom of the crowd, but the wisdom of someone in the crowd. It’s not that the network itself is smart; it’s that the individuals get smarter because they’re connected to the network.” IndividualSmartCrowdsConnectedSmarter Book:Where Good Ideas Come From Source: Where Good Ideas Come From
“Chance favors the connected mind.” MindInspirationMotivationChanceConnectedFavorsConnecting Book:Where Good Ideas Come From Source: Where Good Ideas Come From
“What I'm saying is individuals have better ideas if they're connected to rich, diverse networks of other individuals. If you put yourself in an environment with lots of different perspectives, you yourself are going to have better, sharper, more original ideas. It's not that the network is smart.” IfsIdeasDifferentIndividualRichEnvironmentPerspectiveSmartOriginalsConnectedDiverseDifferent PerspectiveOriginal Ideas Author:Steven Johnson