org/books ORACLES: HOW PREDICTION MARKETS TURN EMPLOYEES INTO VISIONARIES explains how the wisdom of crowds and crowd behavior patterns has led to the evolution of prediction markets, a unique approach used by Google, Microsoft and even the CIA to tap employee insights on business.
What does WOC stand for?
WOC stands for Wisdom of Crowds (MIT's Center for Collective Intelligence)
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The project suggests that online games tapping into the wisdom of crowds maybe a fruitful approach to scientific challenges.
Among their perspectives are government as a platform, engineering good government, online deliberation and civil intelligence, Barack Obama and the wisdom of crowds, emergent democracy, why opensecrets.
In this column, we will begin to explore how consumers use the principle of the wisdom of crowds to find health information and make health care decisions.