Groups of diverse problem solvers can outperform groups of high-ability problem solvers.

By Lu Hong, Scott E. Page. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2004

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Subfields: Management Science and Operations Research, Safety Research, Sociology and Political Science

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Delphi Technique in Health Sciences: A Map (2020, background): “However, previous analyses have shown that cognitive diversity in an expert group can support innovative and creative discussion processes and hence are just as important for forming a judgment as the individual abilities and expertise of the experts (36, 37).”
Artificial intelligence and illusions of understanding in scientific research (2024, neutral): “Cognitively diverse teams are better at problem-solving 123,160 (especially when the problems are complex 161 ) and have been shown to produce patents with higher quality and impact 162 .”
Making the Difference: Applying a Logic of Diversity (2007, background): “It’s a logical truth like the Pythagorean Theorem (Hong & Page, 2004).”
Enhancing Crowd Wisdom Using Explainable Diversity Inferred from Social Media (2018, background): “One of the most critical conditions for such an effect is diversity among the individuals in the crowd [3], [4].”
The Value of Openness in Scientific Problem Solving (2007, background): “13 of diverse problem solvers have the potential to outperform groups of high-ability but homogenous problem solvers [24,25].”
Same difference? Minority ethnic inventors, diversity and innovation in the UK (2015, background): “Ethnic or cultural mix may be a good proxy for cognitive diversity (Hong and Page, 2001, 2004).”
Passive gear‐induced timidity syndrome in wild fish populations and its potential ecological and managerial implications (2017, positive): “Collective intelligence arises from offsetting ambiguity in information among individuals (Conradt and Roper 2003; Sumpter and Pratt 2009), and consequently, groups composed of diverse individuals may outperform groups composed of experts (Hong and Page 2004).”
Governing Institutional Complexity: The Ecology of Games Framework (2013, neutral): “And although the model does not explicitly include learning, it is possible that there is a trade-off among cooperation, distribution, and learning if bringing in a more diverse set of actors promotes learning through idea exchange (Hong & Page, 2004), but increases the heterogeneity of preferences.”
Tweeting From Left to Right (2015, background): “Research on the effects of group diversity on decision-making quality (Hong & Page, 2004) has sometimes been taken to suggest that technological transformations should contribute to a more robust and pluralistic form of public debate (Mutz, 2006).”
Optimal Diversity: Increasing Returns versus Recombinant Innovation (2008, background): “Hong and Page (2004) develop a model to examine the role of diversity in the context of groups of intelligent, problem solving agents.”
Brain basis of human social interaction: from concepts to brain imaging. (2009, background): “Importantly, groups of diverse problem solvers with different expertise can outperform groups of specialized, high-ability problem solvers (108).”