Supermind Ontology

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The word "Supermind" is defined in Collins dictionary as “a powerful combination of many individual minds.”

Thomas W. Malone in his book "Superminds" identified the following four components in the definition of Supermind:
- A Group
- Of Individuals
- Acting Together
- In Ways That Seem Intelligent

Superminds

Organizing Business Knowledge — The MIT Process Handbook
 Thomas W. Malone, Kevin Crowston, and George A. Herman, editors
 © 2003 Massachusetts Institute of Technology

https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/document?repid=rep1&type=pdf&doi=a65e0d5b64a9cabd12bb5470b9f6471f40756b85

Organizing Business Knowledge — The MIT Process Handbook

- Hierarchies
- Democracies
- Markets
- Communities
- Ecosystems

Types of Superminds

Collective intelligence functions as superminds by encompassing groups of people and computers as cohesive entities with scientifically measurable properties.

Collective Intelligence as Superminds

- Varying Levels of Intelligence in Superminds
- Interaction Patterns within Superminds vs. Human Brains
- Superminds' Objectives vs Individual Members' Objectives
- Inclusivity of Superminds
- Role of Computers in Superminds

Characteristics of Superminds

- A Group
- Of Individuals
- Acting Together
- In Ways that Seem Intelligent

Elements of a Supermind

- Superminds: The Surprising Power of People and Computers Thinking Together
- Organizing Business Knowledge — The MIT Process Handbook

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