We speculate that routine ad-hoc collaboration will rapidly elevate each member's effectiveness at productive decision making. We further propose this as an organizational form only recently possible and vitally important in a culture confronted with a high proportion of wicked vs routine problems.
Example: a dozen software practitioners assemble online to change how their peers think about their work. See Hacking Social Impact
Example: one hundred high school students trained in innovation apply low cost electronics to an agricultural problem of regional importance. See Powdery Mildew
When good decisions persits we have progress. Decisions are themselves replicators subject to evolution within our culture without much regard for the global health of society. Crime begets more crime where short-term personal goals dominate. We are thus dependent on the accumulation and distribution of knowledge if we are to assess the consequences of everyday decisions.
Semiconductor electronics and fiber optic networks reinforce the casual construction of mechanisms with immediate global impact. Memes abound but with what consequence? Recent experience shows poor judgement is more likely reinforced than enlightened behavior informed.
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