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	A '''crowd''' is a large and definable group of people considered together. It it moves together in a certain direction, it becomes a [[Swarm\|swarm]: a swarm is a moving crowd.		A '''crowd''' is a large and definable group of people considered together. It it moves together in a certain direction, it becomes a [[Swarm\|swarm]]: a swarm is a moving crowd.

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	A crowd can act wise and display a form of [[Collective ~~intelligence~~\|collective intelligence]]. An old saying says: "a problem shared is a problem halved". James Surowiecki named four requirements for "wise groups" in his book "The Wisdom of Crowds": diversity of opinion, independence, decentralization and aggregation. According to Surowiecki, these key criteria separate wise crowds from irrational ones:		A crowd can act wise and display a form of [[Collective Intelligence\|collective intelligence]]. An old saying says: "a problem shared is a problem halved". James Surowiecki named four requirements for "wise groups" in his book "The Wisdom of Crowds": diversity of opinion, independence, decentralization and aggregation. According to Surowiecki, these key criteria separate wise crowds from irrational ones:

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	An old saying says: "a problem shared is a problem halved". James Surowiecki named four requirements for "wise groups" in his book "The Wisdom of Crowds": diversity of opinion, independence, decentralization and aggregation. According to Surowiecki, these key criteria separate wise crowds from irrational ones:		A crowd can act wise and display a form of [[Collective intelligence\|collective intelligence]]. An old saying says: "a problem shared is a problem halved". James Surowiecki named four requirements for "wise groups" in his book "The Wisdom of Crowds": diversity of opinion, independence, decentralization and aggregation. According to Surowiecki, these key criteria separate wise crowds from irrational ones:

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	Large fish shoals for example should fulfill them: "many eyes" lead to a diversity of opinion about potential threats, the opinion of the "selfish" fishes about a threat is not determined by the opinions of those around them, and they are decentralized by default.		Large fish shoals for example should fulfill them: "many eyes" lead to a diversity of opinion about potential threats, the opinion of the "selfish" fishes about a threat is not determined by the opinions of those around them, and they are decentralized by default.

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-An old saying says: "a problem shared is a problem halved". James Surowiecki named for requirements for "wise groups" in his book "The Wisdom of Crowds": diversity of opinion, independence, decentralization and aggregation. Large fish shoals for example should fulfill them: "many eyes" lead to a diversity of opinion  about potential threats, the opinion of the "selfish" fishes about a threat is not determined by the opinions of those around them, and they are decentralized by default.
+An old saying says: "a problem shared is a problem halved". James Surowiecki named four requirements for "wise groups" in his book "The Wisdom of Crowds": diversity of opinion, independence, decentralization and aggregation. According to Surowiecki, these key criteria separate wise crowds from irrational ones:
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	* Wikipedia entry for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowdsourcing Crowdsourcing]		* Wikipedia entry for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowdsourcing Crowdsourcing]
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A '''crowd''' is a large and definable group of people considered together.

== Crowdsourcing ==

Crowdsourcing is the act of outsourcing tasks, traditionally performed by an employee or contractor, to an undefined, large group of people or community (a "crowd"), through an open call. It means delegating a task to a large diffuse group, usually without monetary compensation.

== The Wisdom of Crowds ==

An old saying says: "a problem shared is a problem halved". James Surowiecki named for requirements for "wise groups" in his book "The Wisdom of Crowds": diversity of opinion, independence, decentralization and aggregation. Large fish shoals for example should fulfill them: "many eyes" lead to a diversity of opinion about potential threats, the opinion of the "selfish" fishes about a threat is not determined by the opinions of those around them, and they are decentralized by default.

== Books ==

* Patrick R. Laughlin, Group Problem Solving, Princeton University Press, 2011
* James Surowiecki, The Wisdom of Crowds, Doubleday, 2004

== Links ==

* Wikipedia entry for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowd Crowd]
* Wikipedia entry for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowdsourcing Crowdsourcing]
* Wikipedia entry for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wisdom_of_Crowds The Wisdom of Crowds]