Intelligence

In all its manifestations

Intelligence• Evolution as intelligence• Animal intelligence• Emotional intelligence• Networked intelligence• Collective intelligence• Organizational intelligence• Intelligent systems

Intelligence• Intelligence is the

ability to create knowledge, skill or wisdom

• It is a set of skills itself

Knowledge• Knowledge is

residual information that corresponds to reality or action in reality

Skill• Skill is the ability

to successfully interact in reality to achieve some desired goal

Wisdom• Wisdom is the

ability to make practical and fair decisions

Evolution as intelligence• Trial and error

and memory• Pattern

recognition• Pattern

replication

Animal intelligence• Mobility• Senses• Food or foe?• Approach or

avoid?• Fight or flight?• Eat or copulate?

Emotional intelligence• Our instincts tell

us to behave in ways that have served our ancestors when we’re under pressure

Emotional intelligence• Emotions and

drives emerge from universal tendencies

• Avoidance > fear• Fight > anger• Eat > appetite• Replicate > passion• Protect > love

Networked intelligence• Sharing ideas can

improve ability to create knowledge

Collective intelligence• Intelligence is not

‘additive’• You cannot add

your IQ to mine and get a double score

• 134 + 122 ≠ 256

Organizational intelligenceNew Synergy:• The whole is

greater than the best of the parts, I.e.

• The group is collectively smarter than any individual in the group

Intelligent systemsAny system that is

able to:• Replicate essential

features of its environment, and

• Define appropriate action for navigating or manipulating that environment

Intelligent systems• Grow• Develop• Perform• Maintain• Replicate

Fractals• Fractals appear

intelligent in design

Galaxies• Galaxies appear

intelligent in design