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The Elements of Collective Decision Making

The Elements of Collective Decision Making

Copyright: © 2012 |Pages: 31
ISBN13: 9781466618183|ISBN10: 1466618183|EISBN13: 9781466618190
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-1818-3.ch001
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John Yearwood and Andrew Stranieri. "The Elements of Collective Decision Making." Approaches for Community Decision Making and Collective Reasoning: Knowledge Technology Support, IGI Global, 2012, pp.1-31. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-1818-3.ch001

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J. Yearwood & A. Stranieri (2012). The Elements of Collective Decision Making. IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-1818-3.ch001

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John Yearwood and Andrew Stranieri. "The Elements of Collective Decision Making." In Approaches for Community Decision Making and Collective Reasoning: Knowledge Technology Support. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2012. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-1818-3.ch001

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Abstract

In this chapter, the concept of a reasoning community is introduced. The overarching motivation is to understand reasoning within groups in real world settings so that technologies can be designed to better support the process. Four phases of the process of reasoning by a community are discerned: engagement of participants, individual reasoning, group coalescing, and, ultimately, group decision making. A reasoning community is contrasted with communities of practice and juxtaposed against concepts in related endeavours including computer supported collaborative work, decision science, and artificial intelligence.

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