Wednesday, January 3, 2007

Collective intelligence or dumbness of crowds We write a lot about collaboration at Automation World. This post (from a very intelligent blog) counsels us to consider the difference between "collective intelligence" and "dumbness of crowds." Well worth pondering as you design your next project. The "Dumbness of Crowds". Community. Wisdom of Crowds. Collective Intelligence. The new emphasis on net-enabled collaboration is all goodness and light until somebody gets an eye I poked out. Is it merely a coincidence that Apple, run by (as James Gosling put it) "a... [Creating Passionate Users] 1:57:08 PM    comment []