human computation
social computing
crowdsourcing
wisdom of crowds (e.g., prediction markets)
group memory and problem-solving
deliberative democracy
animal collective behavior
mechanism design
organizational design
public policy design
ethics of collective intelligence (e.g., “digital sweatshops”)
computational models of group search and optimization
emergence of intelligence
new technologies for making groups smarter

- Rivera Cube (LeR3).

- BarCamp Sophia-Antipolis.

- Pierre Haski of Rue89.

- Sophie Gironi and Sylvain Thevenaud.

- All the other contributors and participants.

Debate between Robin Hanson and blogger Mencius Moldbug about futarchy, “a subject on which fur has flown over the blogosphere.”

CrowdCast WebCast – (Tuesday, December 8, 2009):

Does your company rely on new product introductions to drive growth? A single missed launch date for a new product can impact company valuation by 5%, costing millions of dollars in market capitalization. Given increasing consumer and investor expectations around new products, and the globalization of supply chains, the risks to your company have never been higher or harder to measure.

Throughout the launch of each new product, the information you need to make better decisions and to minimize risks exists in your company — if you have an efficient way to tap into this information.

Prediction markets offer a new way to identify, measure and respond to risks. By aggregating insights from across your company to evaluate and quantify risks, you have the best chance to recognize issues early and take corrective action.

From this webcast, you will learn about key problems with new product introductions, and how to use prediction markets to quickly address risks that prevent new products from launching on time.

If you listened to that “lecture” at Kellogg, send me an anonymous e-mail to cfm &&AT&& midasoracle **+DOT+** (-com-), and tell me how it went and whether Adam has convinced you of the usefulness of enterprise prediction markets.

Our good friend Adam Siegel of Inkling Markets (his dress code: “you should dress”):

Melody Hildebrandt:

The speakers (minus Adam Siegel and Melody Hildebrandt):

So, now that it is over you can tell me, what were Adam Siegel’s eggs filled with…??…

UPDATE: Robin Hanson + Melody Hildebrandt

Next: “Tap The Collective” failed to convince me about the usefulness of enterprise prediction markets.

- The WordPress and Google people use MeetUp. WordPress and Google are no stupid, so I am sure it means that MeetUp is a very good tool.

- Our good doctor David Pennock is legally tied with UpComing.

- I should mention Doodle.

- FaceBook manages events and meetings, too.

- I prefer LinkedIn‘s management of events and meetings because it gives me professional information about all the speakers and attendees.

Appendix:

- I am pulling for BarCamp Sophia Antipolis, which will take place on November 5, 2009. I might be talking about SEO —if that’s what they like.

- If “yes”, which color?

- What were Adam Siegel’s eggs filled with? – [Harsh spice? See next line.]

- How did Robin Hanson’s corporate shepherd behave?