“The increasing complexity of human knowledge, coupled with the escalating difficulty of those remaining questions, means that people must either work together or fail alone.” But what are the best ways to be creative in a group? What makes up a good group?

New Yorker article discussing the best ways to think creatively in groups by Jonah Lehrer. The article discusses why brainstorming doesn’t work. The work by psychologist Charlan Nemeth on the usefulness of criticism and exposure to unfamiliar perspectives. The work by sociologist Brian Uzzi and Isaac Kohane on the ideal composition of teams.