Beyond NECC (was ACCE Study Tour 2008) » wisecrowds http://cjbstudytourblog.edublogs.org ... it is now, more about the Beyond! Mon, 03 Nov 2008 23:45:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Keynote #1 at NECC (Texas) http://cjbstudytourblog.edublogs.org/2008/06/29/keynote-1-at-necc-texas/ http://cjbstudytourblog.edublogs.org/2008/06/29/keynote-1-at-necc-texas/#comments Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:54:59 +0000 Colin Becker http://cjbstudytourblog.edublogs.org/?p=18 James Surowieki was the first keynote speaker and spoke about the irony of group wisdom- it is only when a group is unaware of its intelligence that it can be effective. He suggests that a group of mixed intelligence can predict future events and solve problems to a higher degree than the smartest member in the group.

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His book “Independent Individuals and Wise Crowds” discusses this in detail. An older presentation can be found here. 

 

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