The citation graph created by Jevin West at University of Washington reveals that disciplines like molecular and cell biology draw from various fields, while economics shows a self-referential pattern with journals citing each other. This indicates the need to open up the discipline of economics to transdisciplinary approaches, especially given its significant impact on issues related to money, security, power, and ownership.
In this episode of emerge I speak with Christina Bowen. Christina is a knowledge ecologist working on such topics as collective intelligence, global warming, and systems theory. In this conversation we talk about the relationship between trust and collective intelligence, how to solve wicked problems , and the nature of self-organization. Please enjoy this conversation with knowledge ecologist Christina Bowen!