Global problem solving
Global problem solving
Session topic: Let's think collectively about collective problem solving
(Austin West 3:15-4:15)
We live in a world where tough problems, especially around sustainability and resource shortages, seem to be multiplying by the minute. Mass collaboration, peer production, and open source hardware, among others, would seem to be apt tools to develop credible solutions and spur social entrepreneurship.
Will be motivated by examples from the handout below, and from my new edited volume, Collective Intelligence: Creating a Prosperous World at Peace, to suggest places to start.
An interactive session inviting participants to think together about the power and limitations of these ideas, as well as possible points of leverage, to address significant global concerns.
Session handout: Many Minds Make might work: mass collaboration, open source, and global change