Cultural-historical perspectives on collective intelligence : : patterns in problem solving and innovation / / Rolf K. Baltzersen.

• Superior document: Current perspectives in social and behavioral sciences
• VerfasserIn: Baltzersen, Rolf K., 1974-
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, United Kingdom ;, New York, NY : : Cambridge University Press,, 2022.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Current perspectives in social and behavioral sciences.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 448 pages) :; digital, PDF file(s).
• Notes: Open Access title.; Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 03 Feb 2022).

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.