The body of knowledge that grows out of a group🌳

Collective Intelligence 'the body of knowledge that grows out of a group'. It is a theoretical concept  because it is here to challenge and extend existing knowledge which in comparison is just like the world wide web. As Ulrich et al (2008) suggests one of the key aspects of a Web 2.0 model is 'that these services are constantly evolving and that each platform is progressively developed and replaced' 

Don Tapscott and Anthony D.Williams stated in their book (Wikinomics: How mass collaboration changes everything, 2006) that Collective intelligence needs four principles in order to exist. These are:

1. Openness (needing people and companies to be open about their ideas)
2. Peerness (taking old information and products and modifying them to match yours and other personal needs)
3. Sharing (sharing your thoughts and ways to improve an idea/product) 
4. Acting Globally (allowing other people to see your idea on the internet giving them new knowledge and allowing them to use it and potentially improve it further) 

For us this is a great concept of what happens through using Web 2.0 by blogging

1. Thinking of an idea/topic we want to raise or talk about 
2. We write about what we already know/what information we have been able to gather through a blog. This acts as a newsfeed for other users. 
3. The newsfeed then allows us to not only read but comment and have interaction with this persons thoughts/opinions on a topic
4. We can comment, question, recommend and learn from their blog as well as the blogger learning from our comment. This can generate new ideas and a different point of view.

It is clear that one of our learning tools for for this course is Communication in which doing so leads to collective intelligence. We are constantly being questioned to push our thoughts further and being encouraged to look at other peoples points of view to open up our own. As the Module 1 handbook says 'We are seeing a community as a group of people who are making an effort to create a partnership of communicating with each other'

For me learning off others experiences is so helpful. I am going to take everything I can from this community around me! I can't tell you how much I have already learnt from reading blogs from present students and people only just starting this course. It is amazing what you can learn from others writing and Web 2.0 truly allows you to do this. 

Just like roots in the ground we are all from different places but are growing together to form one tree with many branches of thoughts and ideas.

Reflective thoughts:

• Just like Web 2.0 our practice is 'constantly evolving and that each platform is progressively developed and replaced' and unless we can keep up to date through communication and collective intelligence through networking and other means we will be replaced. Do you think there is a pressure within your own practice to keep up to date with new trends? Do you think you are easily replaced within this industry? What are the ethical values of this? 

Things to improve/work on:

• Citing - HELP! I am really struggling with this! I have read and researched into it ALOT and think I am confusing myself even more. Definitely need to keep attempting and practicing before our workload is due in. Any tips for beginners?! 

References: 

Collective intelligence definition - https://www.organizationalpsychologydegrees.com/faq/what-is-collective-intelligence/ Paragraph 1 

Web 2.0 model - Ulrich et al 2008

Collective intelligence theory - Don Tapscott and Anthony D Williams Book 'Wikinomics: How mass collaboration changes everything, 2006'

Module 1 Handbook Page 37, Part 11.C, Paragraph 2