Professor (by Courtesy)
About
Scott E Page’s research focuses on the function of diversity in complex social systems, the potential for collective intelligence, and the design of institutions for meeting the challenges of a complex world. He is the author of more than one hundred research papers and five books covering a variety of fields including game theory, economics, political theory, formal political science, sociology, psychology, philosophy, physics, public health, geography, computer science, and management. Along with five other scholars, he recently co-founded a new, interdisciplinary academic journal, Collective Intelligence, which he co-edits.
His book, The Model Thinker, was published by Basic Books in November 2018, has been an Amazon Best Seller in more than ten categories, and a winner of a Choice Award as an outstanding title. His previous books include, the Axios award winning, The Diversity Bonus, published in September 2017 with Princeton University Press and the Mellon Foundation, Diversity and Complexity (2011) and Complex Adaptive Social Systems (2009). His first book, The Difference: How the Power of Diversity Creates Better Groups, Firms, Schools, and Societies (2008) was re-released in 2025 as a Princton Classic.
In 2019, Professor Page was awarded a Distinguished University Professorship from the University of Michigan. He is an elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Science. Previously, he has been a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and a fellowship at the Center for Advanced Studies in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford. He has been a member of the Science Board of the Santa Fe Institute where he is also an external faculty member.
Scott holds a BA in mathematics from The University of Michigan, and MA from The University of Wisconsin, and an MS and PhD in managerial economics and decision sciences from the Kellogg School at Northwestern University.
Affiliation(s)
- Department of Economics
- Center for Political Studies Science
- Center for the Study of Complex Systems
Field(s) of Study
- Formal Modeling
Research Methods
