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Why Smart Groups Make Bad Decisions

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Smart people can make terrible decisions—or brilliant ones. What makes the difference? In Goodthink: The New Science of Collective Intelligence, Damon Centola, a University of Pennsylvania professor who directs the Network Dynamics Group, shares two decades of research showing that a group's structure matters more than its talent. Put doctors in the right ki ... Show More
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