Collective intelligence is created when people collaborate, often with the aid of technology, to gather and utilise diverse information, ideas and perspectives to tackle complex social challenges. In this learning journey, participants will explore such innovative methodologies from two real-life examples.
The Collective Intelligence Design Lab of MIT’s Center for Collective Intelligence helps groups design innovative kinds of collectively intelligent systems, what they call “superminds” to solve important problems. They are not just focused on using new information technologies, but also on how to organise people in new ways so that the superminds of people and computers together can solve problems more intelligently. They have created a Supermind Design Primer that gives an overview of their approach.
NESTA is UK’s social innovation agency, and its Centre for Collective Intelligence Design creates tools and projects that allow communities to respond collectively to challenges. The centre works with organisations to help them understand where and how collective intelligence approaches can address problems they are addressing. The centre enables diverse voices to be heard, and for people with different interests and preferences to find common goals. One of its resources include the Collective Intelligence Design Playbook.
Through case studies and discussions, participants will gain insights to how collective intelligence can be applied in different contexts, fostering diverse voices and common goals.
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How to Design Systems that Harness Collective Intelligence
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