Organization Design, Collective Leadership, Group Productivity “Collective intelligence in play is one of those things that you can’t unsee once you’ve seen it.” “There are a few very interesting findings in the original research on collective intelligence. It all starts with an observation that collective intelligence beats the crap out of individual intelligence. In highly collectively intelligent teams’ solutions provided by a group were systematically significantly better than solutions offered by any individual, including the smartest person in the room. However, even in teams with low collective intelligence the group solutions were on par with the best option provided by an individual.” Article: Why Collective Intelligence Beats Individual Intelligence