Relevant TED talk: http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/steven_johnson_where_good_ideas_come_from.html http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/steven_johnson_where_good_i.

Relevant TED talk: http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/steven_johnson_where_good_ideas_come_from.html http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/steven_johnson_where_good_i... Basic idea is that open-ended collaboration > working alone. Which doesn't so much conflict with the idea that working alone > working on a "committee" or "team", in my opinion.