Big Mind: How Collective Intelligence Can Change Our World Audiobook (Free)

A new line of business of collective intelligence has surfaced in the last few years, prompted by a wave of digital technologies that make it possible for organizations and societies to believe at large scale. This ‘larger mind’?individual and machine capabilities functioning together?gets the potential to resolve the great challenges of our time. So why do smart technology not automatically result in smart outcomes? Gathering insights from different fields, including beliefs, computer research, and biology, Big Brain uncovers how collective cleverness can guide companies, governments, universities, and societies to help make the most of individual brains and digital technologies.

Geoff Mulgan explores how collective cleverness has to be consciously organized and orchestrated to be able to harness its forces. He looks at recent tests mobilizing thousands of people to solve complications, with groundbreaking technology like Google Maps and Dove satellites. He also considers why institutions full of intelligent people and machines could make foolish errors?from investment banking institutions losing billions to cleverness agencies misjudging geopolitical events?and shows how to avoid them.