Group Genius Quotes

“Most people spend too much time planning their own actions and not enough time listening and observing others.”
― Keith Sawyer, Group Genius: The Creative Power of Collaboration

“A study of companies in Europe, Japan, and the United States found that the most innovative companies limit operating units to fewer than 400 employees.”
― Keith Sawyer, Group Genius: The Creative Power of Collaboration

“Familiarity helps more for problem-solving creativity. If there’s a specific goal and the participants don’t share enough common knowledge, the group will have difficulty accomplishing its goal.”
― Keith Sawyer, Group Genius: The Creative Power of Collaboration

“because creativity researchers have discovered that the most creative groups are good at finding new problems rather than simply solving old ones.”
― Keith Sawyer, Group Genius: The Creative Power of Collaboration

“You can take a team of average performers, and if you teach them to interact in the right way, they’ll do things no superstar could ever accomplish.”
― Keith Sawyer, Group Genius: The Creative Power of Collaboration

“people are more likely to get into flow when their environment has four important characteristics. First, and most important, they’re doing something where their skills match the challenge of the task. If the challenge is too great for their skills, they become frustrated; but if the task isn’t challenging enough, they simply grow bored. Second, flow occurs when the goal is clear; and third, when there’s constant and immediate feedback about how close you are to achieving that goal. Fourth, flow occurs when you’re free to concentrate fully on the task.”
― Robert Keith Sawyer, Group Genius: The Creative Power of Collaboration