CARTAGENA THINKS: Amalio A. Rey presents his book 'How to boost collective intelligence: 101 principles for effective participation'. Josefina Soria Library

AMALIO A. KING 

THE BOOK OF COLLECTIVE INTELLIGENCE. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE DO THINGS TOGETHER?
(Editorial Almuzara, 2022)

Presented by: Teresa Jular Pérez-Alfaro , designer of technology-based services and Gabriel Navarro from the Cartagena Piensa development group.

This book helps to understand and manage the advantages of participation, encouraging its introduction into processes and activities where it is not currently practiced. The central thesis of this book is that good participation design prevents collective stupidity.

To demonstrate this, nine "participatory pathologies" are first identified and, based on these, practical design strategies are proposed that help to correct them. What is presented is applicable to areas as diverse as a reading club, a choir, a hiking association or a community of neighbours.

It is also useful for a company or a public institution. And, of course, in a neighborhood, a town, a large city and even a country.

Amalio A. Rey. Founder and director of eMOTools. His work focuses on promoting the design of participation and the effective scaling of these processes in innovation ecosystems. He collaborates with the TEC Beyond program in Monterrey and is a member of the Advisory Board of LUMO MediaLab in Colombia. He is an innovation consultant for the Andalusian Institute of Public Administration (IAAP), the General Directorate of Modernization and Quality of Services of the Canary Islands government and the School of Public Administration of Catalonia (AEPC). www.bloginteligenciacolectiva.com