Damon Centola’s Goodthink: The New Science of Collective Intelligence was published by MIT Press on October 13. The 352-page book argues that group intelligence depends on the structure of social influence and carries that claim into teams, online platforms and office design. The attraction is specific: it treats collaboration as a network-design problem rather than another exhortation to hire clever people and schedule better meetings. The publisher’s description establishes the question, not the book’s answer; this is a watch for an excerpt or serious review before buying. MIT Press