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Using Virtual Environments to Transform Collective Intelligence

Using Virtual Environments to Transform Collective Intelligence

Lesley S. J. Farmer
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 15
ISBN13: 9781466698994|ISBN10: 1466698993|EISBN13: 9781466699007
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-9899-4.ch008
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Farmer, Lesley S. J. "Using Virtual Environments to Transform Collective Intelligence." Analyzing Digital Discourse and Human Behavior in Modern Virtual Environments, edited by Bobbe Gaines Baggio, IGI Global, 2016, pp. 149-163. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9899-4.ch008

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Farmer, L. S. (2016). Using Virtual Environments to Transform Collective Intelligence. In B. Baggio (Ed.), Analyzing Digital Discourse and Human Behavior in Modern Virtual Environments (pp. 149-163). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9899-4.ch008

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Farmer, Lesley S. J. "Using Virtual Environments to Transform Collective Intelligence." In Analyzing Digital Discourse and Human Behavior in Modern Virtual Environments, edited by Bobbe Gaines Baggio, 149-163. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2016. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9899-4.ch008

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Abstract

The wisdom society is the latest iteration of the idea of collective intelligence, which has accelerated due to social media and other online collaborative tools. This chapter offers a background on information, collective intelligence and its elements, virtual environments, and theories that relate to collective intelligence. Benefits and issues related to collective intelligence are detailed, and conditions for optimum collective intelligence, including its transformation through virtual environments, are explained. Individual and group dynamics, and group models are also discussed in terms of their impact on collective intelligence in virtual environments.

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