3 Posts found for Author: Thomas Malone

Malone, the author of 2004’s The Future of Work and a pioneering researcher in the field of collective intelligence, is in a singular position to understand the potential of AI technologies to transform workers, workplaces, and societies. In this conversation with Deloitte’s Jim Guszcza and Jeff Schwartz, he discusses a vision outlined in his recent book Superminds—a framework for achieving new forms of human-machine collective … [ Read more ]

Content: Thought Leader | Authors: Jeff Schwartz, Jim Guszcza, Thomas Malone | Source: Deloitte Review | Subjects: Decision Making, IT / Technology / E-Business, Organizational Behavior, Productivity / Work Tips

We found four factors that were correlated—four things that might account for the degree of collective intelligence in a team. The first was the most obvious: the intelligence of the individual team members. We had expected that the group intelligence would correlate with the average or maximum intelligence of individual group members. But we were surprised to find that the correlation was not very strong. … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Author: Thomas Malone | Source: strategy+business | Subjects: Organizational Behavior, Teamwork

The head of MIT’s Center for Collective Intelligence explains how the social intelligence factor is critical for business success.

Content: Thought Leader | Authors: Art Kleiner, Thomas Malone | Source: strategy+business | Subjects: Management, Organizational Behavior