Author Archives: George Pór

Is self-awareness a requirement for CI?

Somebody asked, is self-awareness a requirement for being a CI?
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The collective intelligence of the imaginal cells

“The caterpillars new cells are called ‘imaginal cell.’ They resonate at a different frequency. They are so totally different from the catepillar cells that his immune system thinks they are enemies…and gobbles them up–Chomp! Gulp! But these new imaginal cells continue to appear. More and more of them! Pretty soon, the caterpillar’s immune system cannot destroy them fast enough. More and more of the imaginal cells survive. And then an amazing thing happens! The little tiny lonely imaginal cells start to clump together, into friendly little groups. They all resonate together at the same frequency, passing information from one to another. Then, after awhile, another amazing thing happens! The clumps of imaginal cells start to cluster together!.., A long string of clumping and clustering imaginal cell, all resonating at the same frequency, all passing information from one to another there inside the chrysalis.”
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When community intelligence becomes market intelligence…

Have you ever wondered what is common in “community intelligence,” “swarm intelligence,” “smart mobs” and “tipping points”? According to market intelligence guru, Britton Manasco, they are all about a “drift toward potential innovations that draw on the unspoken and unanticipated knowledge of today’s (and tomorrow’s) customers.”
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“The Wisdom of Crowds” and the colors of collective intelligence

about “The Wisdom of Crowds” and the colors of collective intelligence
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Social learning theory can stabilize new peaks of CI

Social learning theory can stabilize new peaks of collective intelligence.
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synergy / feedback loops / surprising capabilities

In the Unpredictable Emergence of Learning entry of his blog, Julian Elvé looked into the white space between my entries on How local meetings w/global experts can boost CI, horizontalization of learning and blognotes by two other people. Julian established … Continue reading

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Visualizing social networks

Increasing the capacity of people and communities to visualize their (online) social networks is essential to the evolution of Collective Intelligence.
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How local meetings w/global experts can boost CI

This entry is copied from an email exchange with ChrisMacrae, with his permission. He wrote: > the need of deep foreign experts who travel through London to find 10 disciples (in any way that disciples can help as the opposite of audiences … Continue reading

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From states of collective consciousness to a new, higher stage of CI

“What would it take for us to remove any barriers to the emergence of collective consciousness, not just as an occasional peak experience but as a permanent ongoing capacity?”
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“CI — exploring the the next step in human evolution:

Could collective intelligence be the foundation for the next social and spiritual revolution?” Craig did it! Craig Hamilton, one of the four editors of the “What Is Enlightenment?” magazine pulled together an amazing issue on collective intelligence. The magazine’s website … Continue reading

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