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Wikipedia has shown the power of group genius. When people put their many minds together, they often reach a precision or breadth of ideas more quickly than individuals can. But are we more comfortable with group genius in the world of encyclopedias and science than we are in literature? Read More
Group Genius
If you're interested in these issues, I recommend you read the book GROUP GENIUS (by Sawyer) which was just published last year, and is filled with examples like those in this posting.
Are we talking about volume (knowledge by the pound) or genius?
You may want to read this short take on the nature of collaboration:
Akahele.org; April 6, 2009
One way in which Wikipedia stinks is that "anyone can edit", which includes defiant teenagers suffering from any of a number of social maladjustment issues, who will take great personal pride not in how much they can contribute constructively to a given topic on Wikipedia, but in how effectively they can torment those who are trying to do that.
Use Wikipedia as a shining example of collaboration at your peril.
Hi there, Dr. Simons. Just
Hi there, Dr. Simons. Just wanted to thank you for the mention in the article. I've actually posted a bit of a tangential response to your blog post over on the Protagonize blog, here. Would love to hear your opinion.
http://blog.protagonize.com/2009/12/28/collaborative-writing-as-an-exerc...
Cheers,
-nick / protagonize
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