Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Group Think - Wisdom of the Group

[Doug Chamberlin (chamberlin.doug]

On 7/5/11 11:59 AM, Norman Gauss wrote:
> There is a book out that focuses on Wisdom of the Group.  Does the group
> have wisdom that individuals do not have?

Groups *can* have wisdom that eludes individuals but they do not always 
achieve this. They certainly do not achieve this merely because they are 
groups. Collective stupidity is all too often alive and well.

But in the case of group think, the group's collective reverie subverts 
the achievement of wisdom.