Is Group Brainstorming Better Than Individual Brain Writing?

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i wonder if you could reconcile this idea that social interaction extends our minds with the extensive evidence that group brain storming is less productive and less ative than individual brain writing. How do you got put those they seem to contradict each other, those two points? And one thing i really had to grapple with in the chapter on thinking with groups is the fact that almost everyone i know hates working in a group. There's even this phenomenon, it's been named by researchers, group hate.

Our curators — Malcolm Gladwell, Adam Grant, Susan Cain, and Daniel Pink — recently named “The Extended Mind” by Annie Murphy Paul one of the best books of the year. In this episode, Annie returns to the Next Big Idea podcast for a spirited conversation with Adam in which she defends the fine art of fidgeting, suggests ways to improve group brainstorms, and gives Adam advice on how to talk to his childhood sensei.

By the way, Adam's brilliant TED podcast "WorkLife" is back now with a new batch of interviews — including a Nobel Prize winner, one of the world’s most influential leaders, a daredevil who’s mastered fear, and one of the most decorated Olympians ever. Find them on "WorkLife with Adam Grant" wherever you listen.