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In most cases, the team (including the best predictors) outshines the best predictor working alone.

I had a question about VentureBeat’s statement, and Leslie Fine has answered it. VentureBeat: As everyone has known since the modern corporation was invented, employees such as executive assistants or production line managers often have better information and more accurate … Continue reading

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CrowdCast = Collective Forecasting = Collective Intelligence That Predicts

The fine people at CrowdCast (Mat Fogarty and Leslie Fine) are finally out today with their brand-new, no-trading, collective forecasting mechanism. The purpose is to aggregate information across one organization so as to generate the most objective business forecasts. The … Continue reading

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Why CrowdCast ditched Robin Hanson’s MSR as the engine of its IAM software

- Leslie Fine of CrowdCast: Chris, As Emile points out, in 2003 I started experimenting with (and empirically validating) alternatives to the traditional stock-market metaphor that will be more viable in corporate settings. We found the level of confusion and … Continue reading

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