Catalog - The City Library

Format:

Book

Author:

Sawyer, R. Keith (Robert Keith)

Title:

Group genius : the creative power of collaboration / Keith Sawyer.

Publisher, Date:

Description:

xiii, 274 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Summary:

"Keith Sawyer, a psychologist at Washington University, tears down some of the most popular myths about creativity and erects new principles in their place. He reveals that creativity is always collaborative - even when you're alone. Sawyer's book is filled with compelling stories about the inventions that changed our world: the ATM, the mountain bike, and open source operating systems, among others. In each case, Sawyer shows the true story of innovation: in spite of the "lone genius" myths that always spring up after an invention's success, these important inventions always originate in collaboration."--Jacket.

Subjects:

Group problem solving.

Creative thinking.

Problem solving.

Organization.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-255) and index.

Contents:

The collaborative team -- The power of collaboration -- Improvising innovation -- Group flow -- From groupthink to group genius -- The collaborative mind -- Small sparks -- Collaboration over time -- Conversation and the mind -- The collaborative organization -- Organizing for improvisation -- The collaborative web -- Collaborating with customers -- Creating the collaborative economy.

Web Site:

Table of contents

Contributor biographical information

Publisher description

LCCN:

2007008007

ISBN:

9780465071920

0465071929

9780465071937

0465071937

Other Number:

85766077

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

197897

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

658.4036 Sawyer