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Benefit from Shared Thinking
“None of us is as smart as all of us.”
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ood thinkers, especially those who are also good leaders, understand the power of shared thinking. They
know that when they value the thoughts and ideas of others, they receive the compounding results of shared
thinking and accomplish more than they ever could on their own.
Those who participate in shared thinking understand the following:
1. Shared Thinking Is Faster than Solo Thinking
We live in a truly fast-paced world. To function at its current rate of speed, we can’t go it alone. I think the
generation of young men and women just entering the workforce sense that very strongly. Perhaps that is why
they value community so highly and are more likely to work for a company they like than one that pays them
well. Working with others is like giving yourself a shortcut.
If you want to learn a new skill quickly, how do you do it? Do you go off by yourself and figure it out, or do you
get someone to show you how? You can always learn more quickly from someone with experience—whether
you’re trying to learn how to use a new software package, develop your golf swing, or cook a new dish.
2. Shared Thinking Is More Innovative than Solo Thinking
We tend to think of great thinkers and innovators as soloists, but the truth is that the greatest innovative
thinking doesn’t occur in a vacuum. Innovation results from collaboration. Albert Einstein once remarked, “Many
times a day I realize how much my own outer and inner life is built upon the labors of my fellow men, both living
and dead, and how earnestly I must exert myself in order to give in return as much as I have received.”
Shared thinking leads to greater innovation, whether you look at the work of researchers Marie and Pierre
Curie, surrealists Luis Brunel and Salvador Dali, or songwriters John Lennon and Paul McCartney. If you
combine your thoughts with the thoughts of others, you will come up with thoughts you’ve never had!
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