Grantmakers for Effective Organizations
From BlueOxen
June 2011 Keynote
Achieving Collective Intelligence: A Thinker's Guide on Why We Need to Think Less
We can do better together than individually, right? We know this is true. There are countless examples in nature, in systems, and in society that validate this premise. And yet, when we try to behave more intelligently collectively, we often seem to fail in spite of our best intentions.
Why? What are the factors that allow us to maximize our collective intelligence? More specifically, how can philanthropy both behave more intelligent collectively and catalyze that same behavior in other systems?
In this talk, Eugene will explain how we can achieve more by thinking less and letting go, drawing from real, practical examples.
Final notes, slides, and questions
Group Exercise
200 4x6 index cards, green on one side, blue on the other. 25'x13' sticky wall (room for a 50x40 grid).
Exercise #1: Create a world map by putting your card up on the wall.
Exercise #2: Create an alien.
