Collective Intelligence Starts with Epistemology

Josh_Ketry

If you consider yourself a problem solver, and one that wants to solve problems in high-trust groups, then understanding epistemology (the theory of knowledge) is the root of it.

Simply this:

1) Everything is problems
2) All problems that do not defy the laws of Physics are solvable
3) Humans Solve Problems better in groups
4) Solving Problems is happiness. It is also the most useful thing people can do (along with create new knowledge, which is also problem solving)

If you are not familiar with David Deutsch's theory of Optimism, check THIS

Society_of_Problem_Solvers

David Deutsch might be the most intelligent and profound living human.

Society_of_Problem_Solvers

This is a favorite of ours: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfWbcrObpUY

Advocate

2) all problems are resource distribution problems, which means priorities
3) requires some caveats; not always, not inherently, not necessarily better than expertise

Society_of_Problem_Solvers

Advocate

We disagree with the first part.

We are not dividing up a finite pie of resources. Humans can create new knowledge and with that knowledge create new resources. We are baking a pie together, and that pie has infinite potential to grow - within the laws of physics.

As for experts, it simply is not what is happening when we compete collective intelligence vs individual experts. The only thing needed to solve a problem is to understand the problem. That takes effort, but not usually expertise.