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Invisible architectures operate mostly in such a way that our biological senses don’t perceive them directly. In most cases, invisible architectures influence our minds and behaviors even more than visible architectures, thanks to their pervasiveness, their transcendence and their immaterial form.
Swarm collective intelligence applies to large number of individuals, from hundreds to millions. Either by design or because of the context, individuals don’t have a big differentiation from one another. Their individual margin of action remains limited and, in most cases, predictible. However as a whole, swarm collective intelligence can show immense adaptative and learning capacities.
Today pyramidal collective intelligence still drives the vast majority of human organizations. It has allowed the rise of civilizations. Furthermore, during the past 120 years, the rapid growth of telecommunications has significantly increased the growth and power of this form of collective intelligence.
Collective intelligence has a close connection with disciplines like sociology, anthropology, ethology, psychology, social choice theory, social network analysis, chaos theory, information theory, cybernetics, game theory, biology, biomimicry, economy…
Collective intelligence exists as a natural property of the living, and it has become a new research discipline. This entry article will give you an overview.