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Home Wisdom Authority without wisdom is like a heavy ax without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish.

Authority without wisdom is like a heavy ax without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish.

Polly, July 3, 2013

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The wisdom of crowds works when the crowd is choosing the price of an ox, when there’s a single numeric average. But if it’s a design or something that matters, the decision is made by committee, and that’s crap. You want people and groups who are able to think thoughts before they share.

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