“The book is touching a chord that is likely to resonate widely. One of the beautiful things that the authors do is weave together contemporary writings and reflections with much older articulations of collective wisdom. In many ways, evoking and nurturing collective wisdom sits at the heart of many different bodies of key work today, including our own on organizational or institutional learning. What seems to me especially timely is to point to this phenomenon and illuminate its nature and arising, as well as to connect our experiences of collective wisdom to ancient traditions.”

~Peter Senge, author The Fifth Discipline

“This book takes knowledge about groups and elevates it to a field and a movement. The authors are original thinkers, good writers, and have the ability to integrate a breadth of thinking into a new whole.”

~Peter Block, author Stewardship

“Simply outstanding. This book will deeply serve the growing interest in collective approaches to problem solving.”

~Joseph Jaworski, author Leadership and the New Science Publishers Weekly

“I think we are all seeing the growing need and yearning for approaches that enable people to think wisely together around critical issues and concerns. In groups of all kinds, this book will highlight, frame, and deepen the wonderful range of theory and practice that is emerging. This book comes at a critical time in the life of organizations, communities, and the planet.”

~Juanita Brown and David Isaacs, authors, The World CafÈ: Shaping Our Futures Through Conversations That Matter