Article in New York Times discusses research on group creativity. One thing the research has shown is that brainstorming may not be as beneficial as once thought--because individuals working alone come up with better ideas, AND the group needs to improve those ideas.
Did you know Einstein's original calculations around e=mc2 needed to be refined by others?
Nice article. Note: I was clued in to this article by reviewing my Twitter page, where Clark Quinn had tweeted about this.