Comments on: Wisdom of crowds — except at work? http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/09/11/wisdom-of-crowds-except-at-work/ ... at the intersection of media, technology, business and the web Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:08:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Mathew Ingram http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/09/11/wisdom-of-crowds-except-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-49909 Mathew Ingram Fri, 15 Sep 2006 14:02:47 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/09/11/wisdom-of-crowds-except-at-work/#comment-49909 Thanks for the comment, Jonathan. I would expect nothing less from a guy whose title is "community evangelist." And I agree :-) Thanks for the comment, Jonathan. I would expect nothing less from a guy whose title is “community evangelist.” And I agree :-)

]]> By: Jonathan Rasmusson http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/09/11/wisdom-of-crowds-except-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-49691 Jonathan Rasmusson Fri, 15 Sep 2006 04:07:56 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/09/11/wisdom-of-crowds-except-at-work/#comment-49691 Hi Mathew, I think it's easy for each side of the debate to come up with examples of where crowdsourcing works, and where it doesn't work. Mr. Freedmans example, while fair, miss some of the critical points James points out in his book for what crowds need to be effective - specifically independence, and a vested interest in the outcome. We are strong believers in crowdsourcing. At Cambrian House we use the crowds rank our upcoming product ideas. We even use the crowds to then help us build them. Anyone will always be able to come up with an example of how a crowd has been mislead (stock markets), but I don't again with Mr. Freeman when he says collaboration of crowds does not work. All the best, Jonathan Rasmusson Community Evangelist www.cambrianhouse.com Hi Mathew,

I think it’s easy for each side of the debate to come up with
examples of where crowdsourcing works, and where it doesn’t
work.

Mr. Freedmans example, while fair, miss some of the critical
points James points out in his book for what crowds need to
be effective - specifically independence, and a vested interest
in the outcome.

We are strong believers in crowdsourcing. At Cambrian House
we use the crowds rank our upcoming product ideas. We even
use the crowds to then help us build them.

Anyone will always be able to come up with an example of how
a crowd has been mislead (stock markets), but I don’t again
with Mr. Freeman when he says collaboration of crowds does
not work.

All the best,

Jonathan Rasmusson
Community Evangelist
http://www.cambrianhouse.com

]]> By: Labnotes » Rounded Corners - 22 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/09/11/wisdom-of-crowds-except-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-49452 Labnotes » Rounded Corners - 22 Thu, 14 Sep 2006 16:21:53 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/09/11/wisdom-of-crowds-except-at-work/#comment-49452 [...] Two misses in one. From The Idiocy of Crowds: “Collaboration is the hottest buzzword in business today. Too bad it doesn’t work.” Two things missing. IMO David H. Freedman doesn’t go far enough to explain how bad groupthink really is (can we pass this bold decision by consensus?). On the other hand, the little decisions you make every single day are just as important to your success as the big decision you make in the boardroom. Can you afford to not collaborate? (Via Mathew Ingram) [...] [...] Two misses in one. From The Idiocy of Crowds: “Collaboration is the hottest buzzword in business today. Too bad it doesn’t work.” Two things missing. IMO David H. Freedman doesn’t go far enough to explain how bad groupthink really is (can we pass this bold decision by consensus?). On the other hand, the little decisions you make every single day are just as important to your success as the big decision you make in the boardroom. Can you afford to not collaborate? (Via Mathew Ingram) [...]

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]]> By: Mathew Ingram http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/09/11/wisdom-of-crowds-except-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-49066 Mathew Ingram Wed, 13 Sep 2006 23:50:25 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/09/11/wisdom-of-crowds-except-at-work/#comment-49066 Thanks for that George. Thanks for that George.

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