How do you get the best information out of crowds and prevent distortions and pitfalls such as group-think and herding? Synthetron CEO Joanne Celens analyzes how to source the best information out of crowds while preventing distortions and pitfalls such as group-think and herding. She elaborates on the importance of identifying and addressing the right crowd by asking the right questions. During her presentation, we are encouraged to think critically about the crowds we are reaching, recruiting, engaging or rewarding.
By Joanne Celens, Synthetron. Presented at Crowdsourcing Week Global 2016. Learn more and join the next event: www.crowdsourcingweek.com
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2. Design & plan
1. Vision & motivation
3. Leadership & communication
5. People
4. Process & organisation
6. Behaviour and values
7. What is in it for me?
35. What are
they really
saying?
Grounded theoryFind the systemic themes
the lowest level of meaning
managerial actionable
Crowd’s insights
Cluster
measure importance
Crowd’s quantification
Corporate: to co create strategy, understand engagement HR,
Citizens:
customers
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Synthetrons Crowdsourcing platform
Focused dialogues under guidance of a moderator
An evolutionary process, written interactive sharing reacting and evaluating of ideas (collaboration) , so that best ideas emerge
In a safe space (anonymous and peers) with no group think, fully scalable
Real time and conclusive
verbatims spontaneously focus more on enablers, and critical success factors across all categories
Kalmemanslow -> reflect -> needs to be triggeredFast -> reflex -> automatically takes overBiases: halo effect seen it before
, beauty bias beuty is right,
familiarity bias people with name starts with P prefere more pepsi than those with c – who prefere cocacola
substitute bias: How satisfied are you with your superior ? => fastbrain translates how do you feel anout your superior = easier first one is about performance the secons one is about social liking
Cascade herding
Lemmings story .. In ti self a bias .. Because e not true
First idea repitition
First positions alignment
Trying to please the group despite knowing what is right
Back in November 2013 German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier launched a
http://www.synthetron.com/the-foreign-ministry-of-germany-mandated-synthetron-to-learn-from-online-debates-for-its-2014-review-process/
http://www.economist.com/news/europe/21645223-germany-emerging-faster-it-wanted-global-diplomatic-force-lurch-world
Back in November 2013 German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier launched a “What goes wrong?” reflection on Germany’s foreign policy to consider what needs to be changed.
overtuigd van grote verhaal maar willen meer duidelijkheid over hoe, wat, wanneer.
enthousiast en toegewijd, maar aarzelend om te starten en wachten hiervoor concrete details, middelen.
Mensen zijn grotendeels mee met visie en grote verhaal. Ze willen nu concrete informatie over de practische veranderingen. Ze zijn overtuigd van het waarom maar willen meer duidelijkheid over hoe, wat, wanneer.
Ze zijn enthousiast en toegewijd, maar aarzelend om te starten en wachten hiervoor concrete details and middelen/resources.
Ze zijn niet tegen verandering, maar willen zeker zijn dat het process duidelijk is en goed uitgewerkt om onaangename verrassingen te vermijden.
Ze zijn positief en enthousiast doelgericht. De franstalige group is hier wat voorzichtiger en wil weten echt hoe dit in realiteit zal werken.
Changing environment, organisatons, governements can no longer afford not to involve all ressources
Connected crowd , structured into new organisation (teal of F Laloux) or more practive angaging crowds
Managed and unmanaged it will be a force for change and can be real force for good and acceleration