The Xbox 360 is the best game console ever designed. It's fast and powerful - games look as good on the 360 as on high-end PCs that cost six times as much. It's easy to navigate and has lots of useful secondary features - the ability to play digital video, stream MP3s, and so on. James Surowiecki abilityconsolecost share on social
Companies, like people, don't much like to change. James Surowiecki changecompanypeople Change image and share on social
In the auto industry, there's one thing you can always count on: if a new environmental or safety rule is proposed, executives will prophesy disaster. James Surowiecki autocountdisaster Change image and share on social
The desire for reinvention seems to arise most often when companies hear the siren call of synergy and start to expand beyond their core businesses. James Surowiecki arisebusinesscall Change image and share on social
Sometimes you have to destroy your business in order to save it. James Surowiecki businessdestroyorder Change image and share on social
For a crowd to be smart, the people in it need to be not only diverse in their perspectives but also, relatively speaking, independent of each other. In other words, you need people to be thinking for themselves, rather than following the lead of those around them. James Surowiecki crowddiverseindependent share on social
The paradox of Steve Jobs's career is that he had no interest in listening to consumers - he was famously dismissive of market research - yet nonetheless had an amazing sense of what consumers actually wanted. James Surowiecki amazecareerconsumer share on social
Medical tourism can be considered a kind of import: instead of the product coming to the consumer, as it does with cars or sneakers, the consumer is going to the product. James Surowiecki carcomeconsider Change image and share on social
Being unemployed is even more disastrous for individuals than you'd expect. Aside from the obvious harm - poverty, difficulty paying off debts - it seems to directly affect people's health, particularly that of older workers. James Surowiecki affectdebtdifficulty share on social
From a social point of view, it's beneficial that homeownership encourages commitment to a given town or city. But, from an economic point of view, it's good for people to be able to leave places where there's less work and move to places where there's more. James Surowiecki beneficialcitycommitment share on social
