The Power of Collective Wisdom and the trap of collective folly

Alan Briskin – Sheryl Erickson – John Ott – Tom Callanan
Forward by Peter Senge

Based on nine years of research, The Power of Collective Wisdom shows how we can reliably tap into the extraordinary cocreative potential that exists whenever human beings gather together. Stories and historical examples in a range of cultures, settings, and traditions, and the authors offer a set of practices to help readers realize the key lessons of the book. Equality important, they describe how to recognize the pitfalls of polarization or false agreement that lead to collective folly. Ultimately, this book emerges from a deep conviction that we all have a stake in each other and that what binds us together can be greater that what drives us apart.