dc.contributor.author | Baltzersen, Rolf K. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-09-25T22:35:21Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-09-25T22:35:21Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3021111 | |
dc.description | Chapter 5 in Cultural-historical perspectives on collective intelligence
In the era of digital communication, collective problem solving is increasingly important. Large groups can now resolve issues together in completely different ways, which has transformed the arts, sciences, business, education, technology, and medicine. Collective intelligence is something we share with animals and is different from machine learning and artificial intelligence. To design and utilize human collective intelligence, we must understand how its problem-solving mechanisms work. From democracy in ancient Athens, through the invention of the printing press, to COVID-19, this book analyzes how humans developed the ability to find solutions together. This wide-ranging, thought-provoking book is a game-changer for those working strategically with collective problem solving within organizations and using a variety of innovative methods. It sheds light on how humans work effectively alongside machines to confront challenges that are more urgent than what humanity has faced before. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Chapter 5 argues that the origins of human swarm problem solving can be traced back to group hunting which required rapid problem solving during the hunt, but also planning activities. Collective actions build on synchronization in the sense that every contribution from individual hunters mattered. Another milestone was the emergence of premodern trade, which enabled human groups to utilize informational diversity from non-kin and even strangers. Knowledge was shared in new ways through large gatherings and trade networks. The third major achievement was the establishment of the first democracy in ancient Athens with institutions such as the Assembly of the People, the Council of 500 and the People`s Court. These institutions let a large number of individuals engage in rapid problem solving in a formalized manner. Individuals from all over the Athenian territory met in the city to solve societal problems. These historical examples show that human swarm problem solving is also a story about our ability to solve problems in increasingly larger groups. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Cambridge University Press | en_US |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internasjonal | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.no | * |
dc.subject | Collective problem solving between groups | en_US |
dc.subject | Collective problem solving within groups | en_US |
dc.subject | Interaction between strangers | en_US |
dc.subject | Group hunting | en_US |
dc.subject | Premodern trade | en_US |
dc.subject | Ancient Athens | en_US |
dc.subject | The Assembly | en_US |
dc.subject | The People`s Court | en_US |
dc.subject | Direct democracy | en_US |
dc.subject | Voting | en_US |
dc.subject | Organization of meetings | en_US |
dc.subject | Maximizing information about the Athenian territory | en_US |
dc.subject | Lottocracy | en_US |
dc.subject | Random sampling | en_US |
dc.subject | Independent contributions | en_US |
dc.subject | Rotation methods | en_US |
dc.subject | Synchronized swarm problem solving | en_US |
dc.subject | Pinpointed swarm problem solving | en_US |
dc.subject | Collective intelligence | en_US |
dc.title | The Origins of Human Swarm Problem Solving | en_US |
dc.type | Chapter | en_US |
dc.description.version | publishedVersion | en_US |
dc.rights.holder | Rolf K. Baltzersen | en_US |
dc.source.pagenumber | pp 135-170 | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1017/9781108981361.005 | |