124 - A Protocol for Thinking Together with Gordon Brander & Michael Garfield
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Moving beyond Dunbar's number for collective intelligence
The key insight here is exploring how to move beyond individual and group scales of thinking to operate at larger scales such as over the internet or even planetary scales. The concept of Egregor is introduced as a potential solution to the challenge of processing vast amounts of information in society. The approach involves thinking with a 'second brain' at the individual level, expanding to operate within Dunbar's number scale for close relationships, and further scaling up to think within the network. The discussion highlights the need to scale sense-making efforts in these different ways and introduces the concept of Egregor as a potential avenue for collective intelligence.
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