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The Wisdom of Crowds
by James Surowiecki • 2004
Four rules make crowds smarter than experts. Most organizations break every one of them.
3.82
25k+
The Wisdom of Crowds Summary
The Wisdom of Crowds 89%
Four rules make crowds smarter than experts. Most organizations break every one of them.
by James Surowiecki 2004
3.82
25k+ ratings
Everything Is Miscellaneous
by David Weinberger • 2007
Atoms forced one shelf per book. Bits let every fact live in many places at once.
3.74
2k+
Everything Is Miscellaneous Summary
Everything Is Miscellaneous 89%
Atoms forced one shelf per book. Bits let every fact live in many places at once.
by David Weinberger 2007
3.74
2k+ ratings
Too Big to Know
by David Weinberger • 2012
Knowledge on paper was settled and scarce. Online, it is abundant, linked, and never finished.
3.80
2k+
Too Big to Know Summary
Too Big to Know 89%
Knowledge on paper was settled and scarce. Online, it is abundant, linked, and never finished.
by David Weinberger 2012
3.80
2k+ ratings
New Power
by Jeremy Heimans • 2018
Power spreads through networks, not hierarchies. The blueprint for ideas the crowd will carry.
3.81
2k+
New Power Summary
New Power 88%
Power spreads through networks, not hierarchies. The blueprint for ideas the crowd will carry.
by Jeremy Heimans 2018
3.81
2k+ ratings
Cognitive Surplus
by Clay Shirky • 2010
Spare time, once captive to television, is now building public goods at the scale of nations.
3.83
6k+
Cognitive Surplus Summary
Cognitive Surplus 88%
Spare time, once captive to television, is now building public goods at the scale of nations.
by Clay Shirky 2010
3.83
6k+ ratings
The Best Advice in Six Words
by Larry Smith • 2015
Hundreds of writers, six words each: blunt advice on love, work, and everything else.
3.90
143
The Best Advice in Six Words Summary
The Best Advice in Six Words 88%
Hundreds of writers, six words each: blunt advice on love, work, and everything else.
by Larry Smith 2015
3.90
143 ratings
Superminds
by Thomas W. Malone • 2018
Genius is a group activity. And computers have just earned their seat at the table.
3.56
343
Superminds Summary
Superminds 88%
Genius is a group activity. And computers have just earned their seat at the table.
by Thomas W. Malone 2018
3.56
343 ratings
Complete Live and Learn and Pass It on
by H. Jackson Brown Jr. • 1991
What a 5-year-old knows that a 50-year-old forgot: life lessons from every age in between.
4.21
107
Complete Live and Learn and Pass It on Summary
Complete Live and Learn and Pass It on 88%
What a 5-year-old knows that a 50-year-old forgot: life lessons from every age in between.
by H. Jackson Brown Jr. 1991
4.21
107 ratings
Rebel Ideas
by Matthew Syed • 2019
Why smart groups go blind together, and how difference becomes the ultimate edge.
4.26
6k+
Rebel Ideas Summary
Rebel Ideas 88%
Why smart groups go blind together, and how difference becomes the ultimate edge.
by Matthew Syed 2019
4.26
6k+ ratings
Wiser
by Cass R. Sunstein • 2014
Teams amplify individual mistakes. The evidence why, and the fixes that reverse the damage.
3.62
437
Wiser Summary
Wiser 88%
Teams amplify individual mistakes. The evidence why, and the fixes that reverse the damage.
by Cass R. Sunstein 2014
3.62
437 ratings
Quotes That Will Change Your Life
by Russ Kick • 2017
A portable pharmacy of quotes for the moments when your own mind fails you.
3.85
155
Quotes That Will Change Your Life Summary
Quotes That Will Change Your Life 88%
A portable pharmacy of quotes for the moments when your own mind fails you.
by Russ Kick 2017
3.85
155 ratings
The Knowledge Illusion
by Steven Sloman • 2017
Ask someone to explain a toilet. They can't. That gap powers civilization.
3.84
3k+
The Knowledge Illusion Summary
The Knowledge Illusion 88%
Ask someone to explain a toilet. They can't. That gap powers civilization.
by Steven Sloman 2017
3.84
3k+ ratings
Reinventing Discovery
by Michael Nielsen • 2011
Science's discovery model held for 300 years. Open networks and citizen labs are replacing it.
3.94
640
Reinventing Discovery Summary
Reinventing Discovery 88%
Science's discovery model held for 300 years. Open networks and citizen labs are replacing it.
by Michael Nielsen 2011
3.94
640 ratings
Scaling Conversations
by Dave MacLeod • 2021
Surveys and town halls lie. Here is how to actually hear what your team thinks.
4.00
27
Scaling Conversations Summary
Scaling Conversations 88%
Surveys and town halls lie. Here is how to actually hear what your team thinks.
by Dave MacLeod 2021
4.00
27 ratings
The Orbital Perspective
by Ron Garan • 2015
An astronaut's 71-million-mile view shows Earth borderless, and a plan for fixing global problems.
3.80
205
The Orbital Perspective Summary
The Orbital Perspective 88%
An astronaut's 71-million-mile view shows Earth borderless, and a plan for fixing global problems.
by Ron Garan 2015
3.80
205 ratings
⿻ 數位 Plurality
by E. Glen Weyl • 2024
Tech promised liberation but delivered surveillance and polarization. Taiwan found the off-ramp.
3.51
47
⿻ 數位 Plurality Summary
⿻ 數位 Plurality 88%
Tech promised liberation but delivered surveillance and polarization. Taiwan found the off-ramp.
by E. Glen Weyl 2024
3.51
47 ratings
The Big Book of Quotes
by M. Prefontaine • 2015
A handpicked collection of funny, tough, and true quotes for the moments you need a compass.
4.01
161
The Big Book of Quotes Summary
The Big Book of Quotes 88%
A handpicked collection of funny, tough, and true quotes for the moments you need a compass.
by M. Prefontaine 2015
4.01
161 ratings
The Wealth of Networks
by Yochai Benkler • 2006
Free, voluntary collaboration now rivals the firm, upending the old rules of economy and democracy.
3.96
2k+
The Wealth of Networks Summary
The Wealth of Networks 88%
Free, voluntary collaboration now rivals the firm, upending the old rules of economy and democracy.
by Yochai Benkler 2006
3.96
2k+ ratings
Here Comes Everybody
by Clay Shirky • 2008
Forming a group just became free. That doesn't upgrade institutions; it upends them.
3.78
7k+
Here Comes Everybody Summary
Here Comes Everybody 88%
Forming a group just became free. That doesn't upgrade institutions; it upends them.
by Clay Shirky 2008
3.78
7k+ ratings
The Perfect Swarm
by Len Fisher • 2009
Swarm logic explains why markets crash, crowds surge, and groups can beat experts.
3.50
327
The Perfect Swarm Summary
The Perfect Swarm 87%
Swarm logic explains why markets crash, crowds surge, and groups can beat experts.
by Len Fisher 2009
3.50
327 ratings
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten
by Robert Fulghum • 1986
Life's most elusive wisdom is hidden in the rules you mastered by age five.
4.00
25k+
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten Summary
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten 87%
Life's most elusive wisdom is hidden in the rules you mastered by age five.
by Robert Fulghum 1986
4.00
25k+ ratings
33 Million People in the Room
by Juliette Powell • 2008
Turn your social network into a distribution channel, a talent pool, and a growth engine.
3.36
109
33 Million People in the Room Summary
33 Million People in the Room 87%
Turn your social network into a distribution channel, a talent pool, and a growth engine.
by Juliette Powell 2008
3.36
109 ratings
Smarter Than You Think
by Clive Thompson • 2013
You plus a computer is smarter than either alone. The evidence is bigger than chess.
3.94
2k+
Smarter Than You Think Summary
Smarter Than You Think 87%
You plus a computer is smarter than either alone. The evidence is bigger than chess.
by Clive Thompson 2013
3.94
2k+ ratings
Neverisms
by Mardy Grothe • 2011
The collected wisdom of a single word: what 'never' taught politics, business, love, and sports.
3.83
102
Neverisms Summary
Neverisms 87%
The collected wisdom of a single word: what 'never' taught politics, business, love, and sports.
by Mardy Grothe 2011
3.83
102 ratings
Excellent Advice for Living
by Kevin Kelly • 2023
Hundreds of rules for a life well lived, from someone who broke most of them first.
4.22
5k+
Excellent Advice for Living Summary
Excellent Advice for Living 87%
Hundreds of rules for a life well lived, from someone who broke most of them first.
by Kevin Kelly 2023
4.22
5k+ ratings
Flat Army
by Dan Pontefract • 2013
The org chart is a lie that costs billions. The replacement is leaderful, connected, and flat.
3.41
112
Flat Army Summary
Flat Army 87%
The org chart is a lie that costs billions. The replacement is leaderful, connected, and flat.
by Dan Pontefract 2013
3.41
112 ratings
The Art of Focused Conversation
by R. Brian Stanfield • 2000
Four stages of questioning that turn any group discussion into a source of collective insight.
4.05
204
The Art of Focused Conversation Summary
The Art of Focused Conversation 87%
Four stages of questioning that turn any group discussion into a source of collective insight.
by R. Brian Stanfield 2000
4.05
204 ratings
What Would Google Do?
by Jeff Jarvis • 2009
The internet's most successful company wrote a playbook, and it has nothing to do with search.
3.87
11k+
What Would Google Do? Summary
What Would Google Do? 87%
The internet's most successful company wrote a playbook, and it has nothing to do with search.
by Jeff Jarvis 2009
3.87
11k+ ratings
Get Together
by Bailey Richardson • 2019
Start with five passionate friends, not 500 strangers: the lean playbook for communities that last.
3.77
735
Get Together Summary
Get Together 87%
Start with five passionate friends, not 500 strangers: the lean playbook for communities that last.
by Bailey Richardson 2019
3.77
735 ratings
The Content Code
by Mark W. Schaefer • 2015
The content flood means yours goes unseen. Six strategies for getting it shared and trusted.
3.83
339
The Content Code Summary
The Content Code 87%
The content flood means yours goes unseen. Six strategies for getting it shared and trusted.
by Mark W. Schaefer 2015
3.83
339 ratings
The Long Tail
by Chris Anderson • 2006
Digital shelves flip the economics: niche products collectively now outsell blockbusters.
3.82
30k+
The Long Tail Summary
The Long Tail 87%
Digital shelves flip the economics: niche products collectively now outsell blockbusters.
by Chris Anderson 2006
3.82
30k+ ratings
The Seven Rules of Trust
by Jimmy Wales • 2025
What Wikipedia knows about trust: a blueprint for scaling reliability from one person to the world.
3.89
472
The Seven Rules of Trust Summary
The Seven Rules of Trust 87%
What Wikipedia knows about trust: a blueprint for scaling reliability from one person to the world.
by Jimmy Wales 2025
3.89
472 ratings
Socrates Cafe
by Christopher Phillips • 2001
Socratic questioning over coffee: how it builds wisdom, and how to host your own gathering.
3.68
1k+
Socrates Cafe Summary
Socrates Cafe 87%
Socratic questioning over coffee: how it builds wisdom, and how to host your own gathering.
by Christopher Phillips 2001
3.68
1k+ ratings
On Dialogue
by David Bohm • 1996
Dialogue is less about talking than about seeing the hidden thought system that runs you.
4.08
1k+
On Dialogue Summary
On Dialogue 87%
Dialogue is less about talking than about seeing the hidden thought system that runs you.
by David Bohm 1996
4.08
1k+ ratings
The Kickstarter Handbook
by Don Steinberg • 2012
Your Kickstarter succeeds on 30 days, a video, and the crowd you build beforehand. The playbook.
3.74
133
The Kickstarter Handbook Summary
The Kickstarter Handbook 87%
Your Kickstarter succeeds on 30 days, a video, and the crowd you build beforehand. The playbook.
by Don Steinberg 2012
3.74
133 ratings
Crowdsourcing for Filmmakers
by Richard Botto • 2017
Money isn't the first ask. Build a crowd, earn their trust, then launch your campaign.
4.40
15
Crowdsourcing for Filmmakers Summary
Crowdsourcing for Filmmakers 87%
Money isn't the first ask. Build a crowd, earn their trust, then launch your campaign.
by Richard Botto 2017
4.40
15 ratings
Building Successful Communities of Practice
by Emily Webber • 2016
Build a peer community where knowledge flows across teams, and silos dissolve from within.
3.86
254
Building Successful Communities of Practice Summary
Building Successful Communities of Practice 87%
Build a peer community where knowledge flows across teams, and silos dissolve from within.
by Emily Webber 2016
3.86
254 ratings
Team Human
by Douglas Rushkoff • 2019
Technology promised connection but atomized us. The fix is not code; it is reclaiming our humanity.
3.83
1k+
Team Human Summary
Team Human 87%
Technology promised connection but atomized us. The fix is not code; it is reclaiming our humanity.
by Douglas Rushkoff 2019
3.83
1k+ ratings
We Are All Weird
by Seth Godin • 2011
The bell curve is stretching: normal is vanishing, and the edges now dominate commerce.
3.55
4k+
We Are All Weird Summary
We Are All Weird 87%
The bell curve is stretching: normal is vanishing, and the edges now dominate commerce.
by Seth Godin 2011
3.55
4k+ ratings
Group Genius
by Keith Sawyer • 2007
Most brainstorming sessions fail, lone genius is a myth, and peak creativity is a team sport.
3.86
511
Group Genius Summary
Group Genius 87%
Most brainstorming sessions fail, lone genius is a myth, and peak creativity is a team sport.
by Keith Sawyer 2007
3.86
511 ratings
The Springboard
by Stephen Denning • 2000
The 29-word story that outperformed the corporate deck: how oral storytelling drives change.
3.29
72
The Springboard Summary
The Springboard 87%
The 29-word story that outperformed the corporate deck: how oral storytelling drives change.
by Stephen Denning 2000
3.29
72 ratings
The Cathedral & the Bazaar
by Eric S. Raymond • 1999
Software theory said complexity needs one architect. Linux proved an open bazaar could do it better.
3.83
4k+
The Cathedral & the Bazaar Summary
The Cathedral & the Bazaar 87%
Software theory said complexity needs one architect. Linux proved an open bazaar could do it better.
by Eric S. Raymond 1999
3.83
4k+ ratings
Third Millennium Thinking
by Saul Perlmutter • 2024
Probability over certainty, groups over lone genius: a Nobel physicist's toolkit for clear thinking.
3.66
339
Third Millennium Thinking Summary
Third Millennium Thinking 87%
Probability over certainty, groups over lone genius: a Nobel physicist's toolkit for clear thinking.
by Saul Perlmutter 2024
3.66
339 ratings
Open Democracy
by Hélène Landemore • 2020
Elections hand power to the few. A design for ordinary citizens to actually rule.
4.09
109
Open Democracy Summary
Open Democracy 87%
Elections hand power to the few. A design for ordinary citizens to actually rule.
by Hélène Landemore 2020
4.09
109 ratings
Don't Trust Your Gut
by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz • 2022
Intuition fails at love, wealth, and happiness. Here is what millions of data points say instead.
3.79
2k+
Don't Trust Your Gut Summary
Don't Trust Your Gut 87%
Intuition fails at love, wealth, and happiness. Here is what millions of data points say instead.
by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz 2022
3.79
2k+ ratings
Social Physics
by Alex Pentland • 2014
Idea flow through social networks predicts team output and city GDP better than individual talent.
3.53
1k+
Social Physics Summary
Social Physics 87%
Idea flow through social networks predicts team output and city GDP better than individual talent.
by Alex Pentland 2014
3.53
1k+ ratings
Social Media Marketing
by Emi E Moriuchi • 2016
Consumers now run your marketing. A cross-cultural guide for leveraging what they create.
4.5
2
Social Media Marketing Summary
Social Media Marketing 87%
Consumers now run your marketing. A cross-cultural guide for leveraging what they create.
by Emi E Moriuchi 2016
4.5
2 ratings
The New Social Learning
by Marcia Conner • 2010
Social tools aren't just for marketing; they're how your workforce learns. The playbook.
3.79
145
The New Social Learning Summary
The New Social Learning 87%
Social tools aren't just for marketing; they're how your workforce learns. The playbook.
by Marcia Conner 2010
3.79
145 ratings
If I Could Tell You Just One Thing... Encounters with Remarkable People and Their Most Valuable Advice
by Richard Reed • 2016
60 remarkable people each offer one piece of advice: their collective patterns form a life road map.
3.77
3k+
If I Could Tell You Just One Thing... Encounters with Remarkable People and Their Most Valuable Advice Summary
If I Could Tell You Just One Thing... Encounters with Remarkable People and Their Most Valuable Advice 87%
60 remarkable people each offer one piece of advice: their collective patterns form a life road map.
by Richard Reed 2016
3.77
3k+ ratings
When the People Speak
by James S. Fishkin • 2009
Democracy's dirty secret: a few hundred informed citizens reason better than millions.
3.76
49
When the People Speak Summary
When the People Speak 87%
Democracy's dirty secret: a few hundred informed citizens reason better than millions.
by James S. Fishkin 2009
3.76
49 ratings
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