Developing a Sustainable Future. Why Groups Fail to Share Information Effectively. “No, leaks aren’t on the agenda…” In 1985 Stasser and Titus published the best sort of psychology study.
Not only does it shine a new light on how groups communicate and make decisions, it also surprises, confuses and intrigues. Oddly, the results first look as if they can’t be right, then later it seems obvious they are right, then attention turns to what can be done about it. The findings were relatively straightforward and, as is often the case with decision-making research, another blow for the fragile human ego. Thomas Malone speaks on Collective Intelligence Intelligence collective.
The possibility of collective intelligence on the Internet. Collective Consciousness.