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Wisdom of crowds

November 6, 2012

In 2004, the journalist James Surowiecki published one of those business blockbusters that did not seem to be a particularly devastating contribution at first sight, but which went on to become a huge success. The Wisdom of Crowds: 
why the many are smarter than the few and how collective wisdom shapes business, economies, societies and nations came ready equipped with 
the compulsory grand-sounding title. But it popularised the concept of ‘crowdsourcing’ – gathering ideas and information from a wide 
array of people to try to reduce the error factor. (more…)

The positives and negatives of austere times

May 2, 2012

Rebecca Ellinor, managing editor, Supply ManagementWhile everyone at yesterday’s Office Depot Strategic Thinking Forum in London agreed procurement and facilities management professionals (to which the event was directed) have got a higher profile as a result of the recession, there was a concern that the focus on cuts means best practice and long-term strategy would be lost. (more…)