Argument Maps for Collective Intelligence
How can all the different aspects and arguments for sustainable lifestyles be brought together and made accessible for many people. Which tools can help show the collective intelligence of users of larger online communities? How can complex topics best be visualised?
Together with Utopia (www.utopia.de), a large German online community on sustainable consumption and lifestyles, the CSCP will test how argument maps can improve collective sense making in the coming six weeks. With the help of online tool LiteMap, three harvesters from the CSCP create argument maps. These will visualise different topics of sustainable living based on discussions and articles on the Utopia platform and display them to users. The first map created shows different arguments for and against organic products from discounters. Other topics and maps will follow in the coming weeks.
The development of the tool as well as the testing is part of the CATALYST project funded by the European Union. The project aims to develop and test different ICT solutions that increase collective intelligence of online communities. Use cases will demonstrate how CATALYST developments can boost local initiatives in the area of social innovation, increase awareness on new sustainable lifestyles and support eGovernance efforts of European cities.
The CATALYST consortium consists of major community networks and leading research institutes. After testing the collective intelligence tools, they will be made available as open source solutions to any interested communities.
The first argument map (in German) is available on: http://www.utopia.de/argument-map/bio-vom-discounter
To learn more about the CATALYST project, please visit http://catalyst-fp7.eu/
For any questions, please contact
Rosa Groezinger
Project Manager
email: rosa.groezinger@scp-centre.org