Power Of Collective Wisdom
And the Trap of Collective Folly
Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Available: 10/05/09
5.52 x 8.21 · 220 pages
9781576754450
CDN $27.95
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What leads to collective wisdom in groups, organizations, and communities? And what leads instead to collective folly? This foundational book on collective wisdom explores the sources of collective wisdom and folly, the ways of increasing our capacity for collective wisdom, and the means by which leaders and change agents can tap into this power in catalyzing innovation and change.
Alan Briskin is a consultant, speaker, and senior editor of the Collective Wisdom Initiative. Alan lives with his wife and son in Oakland, California.
Sheryl Erickson is the founding partner of Turning Point, an international network of colleagues dedicated to convening transformational meetings and gatherings. For the past five years she has served as the principle investigator of Fetzer's Collective Wisdom Initiative. Sheryl lives in Uxbridge, Massachusetts with her husband and two children.
Tom Callanan is a Program Officerat the Fetzer Institute, a private operating foundation located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Tom lives with his wife and two children in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
John Ott is the founder of John G. Ott & Associates, a consultancy focusing on change in organizations and individuals. John lives in Manhattan Beach, California.
