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When we begin to use knowledge to show us what we don't see, so that we may see a theme or an issue as a whole, a vision of a world on the brink of change results; and of a whole new order of things, which is ready to emerge. We call the emerging order of things the [[holotopia|<em>holotopia</em>]]. The  [[five insights|<em>five insights</em>]] are selected as sufficient to see the [[holotopia|<em>holotopia</em>]].
 
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<p>The Collective Mind, which is introduced here, is one of them.</p>
 
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<p>We look at the Internet as a collective nervous system; and at our various collective minds, large and small. How do they operate? What 'program' or 'algorithm' do they run, so that each of the 'cells' may have the information it requires – so that the whole thing may function?</p>
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<p>Yes, this is just a specialization of the power structure scope, but a centrally important one: As the cyberneticians observed, communication is what really what turns a bunch of things into a system!</p>
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<p>Furthermore, for [[systemic innovation|<em>systemic innovation</em>]] to be in place, the source of illumination must be right; it must show us the whole.</p>
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<p>And <em>furthermore</em> there's this new kid on the block:we've just gotten the new information technology!</p>
 
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By depicting our civilization as a Godzilla-like animal, this <em>ideogram</em> points to the main insight discussed here. The point is to see us all interconnected by modern IT as cells are connected in a human mind. We have gotten a new nervous system. How shall we use it?
 
By depicting our civilization as a Godzilla-like animal, this <em>ideogram</em> points to the main insight discussed here. The point is to see us all interconnected by modern IT as cells are connected in a human mind. We have gotten a new nervous system. How shall we use it?
 
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<p>The point here is that we've inherited the 'algorithm' – which we use to handle knowledge. In the small, and in the large. It has to be federation, not broadcasting. Federation leads to collective intelligence; broadcasting to collective madness.</p>
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<p>The point here is that we've <em>inherited</em> the 'algorithm' by which we handle knowledge. From a culture whose technology (the printing press) enabled only broadcasting! But the new information technology is a nervous system! Imagine <em>your</em> cells broadcasting data to each other and to your brain – and you'll easily see why broadcasting leads to collective madness! And why a completely <em>new</em> social organization of knowledge work (which we called [[knowledge federation|<em>federation</em>]]) is needed to restore collective intelligence.</p>  
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<p>The new information technology is a nervous system. It was conceived to make us 'collectively intelligent'. Yet we've used it to only re-implement the printing press way of working – broadcasting. And the same type of documents.</p>  
 
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<p>How does this affect us personally? Nietzsche's can be quoted to point to a most interesting possibility: We may be operating in a cognitive and emotional spasm. Unable to comprehend and to act, and only reacting...</p>  
 
 
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<p>The Incredible History of Doug has already been told in so many places. Begins with Bush's observation. What might be <em>the</em> largest contribution to human knowlege? Why didn't the Silicon Valley <em>get it</em>?</p>  
 
<p>The Incredible History of Doug has already been told in so many places. Begins with Bush's observation. What might be <em>the</em> largest contribution to human knowlege? Why didn't the Silicon Valley <em>get it</em>?</p>  
 
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Revision as of 12:05, 28 February 2020

Five Insights: Collective Mind

Interests

  • Communication
  • Media
  • IT innovation
  • Public sphere
  • Public informing
  • Knowledge work
  • Disciplinary and transdisciplinary organization of academic work
  • Social organization or knowledge work

Scope

We look at the Internet as a collective nervous system; and at our various collective minds, large and small. How do they operate? What 'program' or 'algorithm' do they run, so that each of the 'cells' may have the information it requires – so that the whole thing may function?

Yes, this is just a specialization of the power structure scope, but a centrally important one: As the cyberneticians observed, communication is what really what turns a bunch of things into a system!

Furthermore, for systemic innovation to be in place, the source of illumination must be right; it must show us the whole.

And furthermore there's this new kid on the block:we've just gotten the new information technology!


Insight

KFvision.jpeg

By depicting our civilization as a Godzilla-like animal, this ideogram points to the main insight discussed here. The point is to see us all interconnected by modern IT as cells are connected in a human mind. We have gotten a new nervous system. How shall we use it?

The point here is that we've inherited the 'algorithm' by which we handle knowledge. From a culture whose technology (the printing press) enabled only broadcasting! But the new information technology is a nervous system! Imagine your cells broadcasting data to each other and to your brain – and you'll easily see why broadcasting leads to collective madness! And why a completely new social organization of knowledge work (which we called federation) is needed to restore collective intelligence.


Consequences

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The point

See the collective mind as a kind of a computer. Then the question is – what kind of program is this thing running. The point here is that the program does not at all suit the machine and its systemic role! It's simply a completely wrong program.

Resolution

It's federation. The principle is to organize knowledge ACCORDING TO TOPIC – by condensing it to insights. Or gestalts.

And bootstrapping. Self-organization toward a whole new principle of knowledge work.


Formulation

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Story

The Incredible History of Doug has already been told in so many places. Begins with Bush's observation. What might be the largest contribution to human knowlege? Why didn't the Silicon Valley get it?

Federation</div>

Knowledge = Mountain</h4>

The "killer app" is a "mountain-building kit". The Holoscope.

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<h4>Action</h4>

bootstrapping

<h4>Keywords</h4>

federation

<h4>Prototypes</h4>

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