Joined-Up Thinking: The Science of Collective Intelligence and its Power to Change Our Lives
Aug 2022 · Hachette UK
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'A powerful manifesto for the strength of "we" thinking' MARCUS DU SAUTOY
'A treasure of a book' ROWAN WILLIAMS
'Timely and engaging' IAN RANKIN
'Genius' BETTANY HUGHES
In the history of humanity, almost everything we've ever achieved has been done by groups working together. Like a hive of bees, or a flock of birds, our social and interconnected brains are designed to function best together.
This is collective intelligence: the way in which many people come together to share their knowledge, data and skills to solve huge problems. These problems are too big and complicated for one person to tackle, or even one organisation. But with revolutionary advances in technology and AI, we now have the ability to share our wisdom and knowledge much further than ever before.
In Joined-Up Thinking neuroscientist Dr Hannah Critchlow provides an invaluable guide to our future through the evolving new science of collective intelligence. She reveals what it says about us as human beings, shares compelling examples and stories, and shows how we can work intelligently and collectively in our lives to improve our wellbeing and our prospects.
'A treasure of a book' ROWAN WILLIAMS
'Timely and engaging' IAN RANKIN
'Genius' BETTANY HUGHES
In the history of humanity, almost everything we've ever achieved has been done by groups working together. Like a hive of bees, or a flock of birds, our social and interconnected brains are designed to function best together.
This is collective intelligence: the way in which many people come together to share their knowledge, data and skills to solve huge problems. These problems are too big and complicated for one person to tackle, or even one organisation. But with revolutionary advances in technology and AI, we now have the ability to share our wisdom and knowledge much further than ever before.
In Joined-Up Thinking neuroscientist Dr Hannah Critchlow provides an invaluable guide to our future through the evolving new science of collective intelligence. She reveals what it says about us as human beings, shares compelling examples and stories, and shows how we can work intelligently and collectively in our lives to improve our wellbeing and our prospects.
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Kieran Doherty
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September 19, 2023
For where we are today as a species, this is a must read. Never before have we been equipped with so much knowledge, research, data and technology. It can be hard to perceive let alone understand it all. Hannah Critchlow solves that for us on one of the most important facets of our existence; our collective power and potential. Joined Up Thinking takes you on a structured and engaging journey through some of our most interesting and powerful characteristics as social beings. With current research, intriguing cases, and actionable practices it establishes a solid foundation from which we grow as individuals, groups and societies. An excellent contribution that makes a difference.
About the author
Dr Hannah Critchlow is the Science Outreach Fellow at Magdalene College, University of Cambridge, and has been named a Top 100 UK Scientist by the Science Council for her work in science communication. Mentioned by Nature magazine as a rising star in the life sciences in 2019, she is listed as one of the University of Cambridge's 'inspirational and successful women in science' and appears regularly on TV, radio and at festivals to discuss and explore the brain.
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