Individual creators started out with lower innovativeness than teams — they were less likely to produce a smash hit — but as their experience broaden… - David Epstein

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Individual creators started out with lower innovativeness than teams — they were less likely to produce a smash hit — but as their experience broadened they actually surpassed teams: an individual creator who had worked in four or more genres was more innovative than a team whose members had collective experience across the same number of genres. Taylor and Greve suggested that “individuals are capable of more creative integration of diverse experiences than teams are.

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