Is general collective intelligence a reliable path towards achieving green growth? Online publication date: Fri, 14-Oct-2022
by Andy E. Williams
International Journal of Global Environmental Issues (IJGENVI), Vol. 21, No. 2/3/4, 2022
Abstract: Through the invention of the organism, nature has already solved sustainability and many other wicked problems, and has demonstrated the successful operation of these solutions for hundreds of millions of years. Recent innovations in systems modelling suggest that from a functional modelling perspective an organism is a pattern that can be mimicked. By copying that model to define the concept of a 'general collective intelligence' software platform capable of orchestrating cooperation so human groups act as a single organism, for the first time in human history, solving wicked problems like achieving green economic growth and an exponentially greater impact on collective challenges such as climate change, might be reliably achievable. This statement is politically controversial because there are entire government bodies, industries, and international organisations operating on the assumption that existing approaches are sufficient, but it is also a realisation that is critical to recognising the need for new solutions if true.
Existing subscribers:
Go to Inderscience Online Journals to access the Full Text of this article.
If you are not a subscriber and you just want to read the full contents of this article, buy online access here.Complimentary Subscribers, Editors or Members of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Global Environmental Issues (IJGENVI):
Login with your Inderscience username and password:
Want to subscribe?
A subscription gives you complete access to all articles in the current issue, as well as to all articles in the previous three years (where applicable). See our Orders page to subscribe.
If you still need assistance, please email subs@inderscience.com
Our Blog 
Follow us on Twitter 
Visit us on Facebook