Author Archives: George Pór

CI 2.0 governed by meaning and evolutionary values

Posted on May 31, 2007 by George Pór

Tor Nørretranders, author of C i v i l i s a t i o n 2.0 has just opened Reboot 9 with an inspiring talk on what mae us human: Dare, Care and Share. To get his message across … Continue reading →

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Collective intelligence in service of Reboot

Posted on May 20, 2007 by George Pór

Reboot is “Calling all practical visionaries of the world!” It’s an event to reboot our minds, play on the edge of technology, and re-dream our culture. Its is a brainchild of Thomas Madsen-Mygdal, in its 9th successful year, happening in … Continue reading →

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CI in the dialog between life sciences and management of organisations

Posted on May 19, 2007 by George Pór

The French chapter of the Society for Organizational Learning had conference on the “EMERGENCE OF COLLECTIVE INTELLIGENCE: a dialog between Life Sciences and Management of organisations.” Its aim was to explore the state of the art in each of these … Continue reading →

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Collective intelligence as integral capacity

Posted on February 7, 2007 by George Pór

Tom Atlee wrote in an email message: > A capacity usually involves both being and doing. It manifests > through doing, but usually requires some form of being. > > Intelligence manifests largely through solving problems. If you > can’t … Continue reading →

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Knowledge Management meets Collective Intelligence

Posted on January 23, 2007 by George Pór

I’ve just learned that the Southern California Cluster of KM Clusters will hold a “Collective Intelligence Networks” event in Los Angeles , Feb. 22, 2007. I wish I could be there but it’s unlikely that I can fly to the … Continue reading →

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A source document for Collective Intelligence

Posted on January 22, 2007 by George Pór

Collective Intelligence as a Field of Multi-disciplinary Study and Practice by Tom Atlee and George Por In this paper we define intelligence as the ability to interact successfully with one’s world, especially in the face of challenge or change. Human … Continue reading →

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Web 2.0 marries collective intelligence

Posted on November 25, 2006 by George Pór

I’ve just come across yet another interesting, simple but somehow limiting definition of how collective intelligence is achieved, in the The Hype and the Hullabaloo of Web 2.0 by Ellyssa Kroski: “Companies that adhere to Web 2.0 principles understand how … Continue reading →

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Who wants us to be afraid of collective intelligence?

Posted on October 25, 2006 by George Pór

Two vitrioloc attacks in three days, that’s how the conservative extremist of The Register welcomed MIT’s Center for Collective Intelligence. On Oct. 11, Andrew Orlowksi wrote in his aerticle under the title “MIT opens Junk Science Institute:” “MIT’s Badger School … Continue reading →

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A milestone in the evolution of the CI field

Posted on October 14, 2006 by George Pór

A milestone in the evolution of the CI field occurred on October 13, 2006, when MIT launched its Center for Collective Intelligence, the first major academic center dedicated to our growing disciipline. The Center’s director, Thomas Malone, said, At CCI, … Continue reading →

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Gartner and the economic imperative of collective intelligence

Posted on August 21, 2006 by George Pór

InformationWeek reports that Gartner Inc. “identified the technologies it believes will have the greatest impact on businesses over the next 10 years, naming such hot areas as social-network analysis, collective intelligence, location-aware applications and event-driven architectures Collective intelligence was rated … Continue reading →

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