The difference : how the power of diversity creates better groups, firms, schools, and societies / Scott E. Page.
In this landmark book, Scott Page redefines the way we understand ourselves in relation to one another. The Difference is about how we think in groups---and how our collective wisdom exceeds the sum of its parts. Why can teams of people find better solutions than brilliant individuals working alone?...
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Princeton ; Oxford :
Princeton University Press,
[2007]
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction : Unpacking our differences
- pt. 1. Unpacking the toolbox. Diverse perspectives ; Heuristics ; Interpretations ; Predictive models ; Measuring sticks and toolboxes
- pt. 2. Diversity's benefits : Building from tools. Diversity and problem solving ; Models of information aggregation ; Diversity and prediction
- pt. 3. Diverse values : A conflict of interests. Diverse preferences ; Preference aggregation ; Interacting toolboxes and preferences
- pt. 4. The pudding : Does diversity generate benefits?. The causes of cognitive diversity ; The empirical evidence
- pt. 5. Going on the offensive. A fertile logic.