MIT Communications Forum: Collective Intelligence October 4, 2007

Oct. 4
Thomas Malone, MIT Center for Collective Intelligence
Bartos Theater. 5=7 PM

A conversation about the theory and practice of collective intelligence, with emphasis on Wikipedia, other instances of aggregated intellectual work and on recent innovative applications in product development for both large and small businesses. Thomas Malone, founding director of the MIT Center for Collective Intelligence, will anchor the discussion.

Thomas W. Malone is the Patrick J. McGovern Professor of Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management. He is also the founder and director of the MIT Center for Collective Intelligence and author of the book The Future of Work. Malone has published over 75 articles, research papers, and book chapters and is an inventor with 11 patents.

Cost: FREE!

Official Website: http://cms.mit.edu/news/2007/09/fall_2007_cms_colloquium_calen.php