Joshua Becker
@joshuabecker.bsky.social
Associate Professor focused on #collectiveintelligence and #negotiation at UCL School of Management // previously Kellogg School of Mgmt, Annenberg Penn School of Comm, Community Mediation, AmeriCorps // only following identifiable people
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🚨 New European Commission's JRC Report Out
Collaborative Policymaking
Science-backed insights for better collaboration in public administration/policymaking & 12 actionable principles to make it happen
🔗 Report + principles: publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/h...
@davidmair4.bsky.social
Collaborative Policymaking
Science-backed insights for better collaboration in public administration/policymaking & 12 actionable principles to make it happen
🔗 Report + principles: publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/h...
@davidmair4.bsky.social
Collaborative Policymaking
This report explores how public administrations can foster more effective collaboration by intentionally shaping the behaviours, routines, and mindsets of public servants. Drawing on cutting-edge insi...
publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu
July 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
🚨 New European Commission's JRC Report Out
Collaborative Policymaking
Science-backed insights for better collaboration in public administration/policymaking & 12 actionable principles to make it happen
🔗 Report + principles: publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/h...
@davidmair4.bsky.social
Collaborative Policymaking
Science-backed insights for better collaboration in public administration/policymaking & 12 actionable principles to make it happen
🔗 Report + principles: publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/h...
@davidmair4.bsky.social
ChatGPT nailed it: "your concern is not anti-psychology. It’s pro-science."
June 13, 2025 at 6:30 PM
ChatGPT nailed it: "your concern is not anti-psychology. It’s pro-science."
yes i HAVE wondered this!!!
(1/4) Ever wondered what tech policy might look like if it were informed by research on collective intelligence and complex systems? 🧠🧑💻
Join @jbakcoleman.bsky.social, @lukethorburn.com, and myself in San Diego on Aug 4th for the Collective Intelligence x Tech Policy workshop at @acmci.bsky.social!
Join @jbakcoleman.bsky.social, @lukethorburn.com, and myself in San Diego on Aug 4th for the Collective Intelligence x Tech Policy workshop at @acmci.bsky.social!
May 19, 2025 at 11:53 AM
yes i HAVE wondered this!!!
Reposted by Joshua Becker
(1/4) Ever wondered what tech policy might look like if it were informed by research on collective intelligence and complex systems? 🧠🧑💻
Join @jbakcoleman.bsky.social, @lukethorburn.com, and myself in San Diego on Aug 4th for the Collective Intelligence x Tech Policy workshop at @acmci.bsky.social!
Join @jbakcoleman.bsky.social, @lukethorburn.com, and myself in San Diego on Aug 4th for the Collective Intelligence x Tech Policy workshop at @acmci.bsky.social!
May 19, 2025 at 11:01 AM
(1/4) Ever wondered what tech policy might look like if it were informed by research on collective intelligence and complex systems? 🧠🧑💻
Join @jbakcoleman.bsky.social, @lukethorburn.com, and myself in San Diego on Aug 4th for the Collective Intelligence x Tech Policy workshop at @acmci.bsky.social!
Join @jbakcoleman.bsky.social, @lukethorburn.com, and myself in San Diego on Aug 4th for the Collective Intelligence x Tech Policy workshop at @acmci.bsky.social!
i'm afraid there's nothing i can do 😢 one of only two comments (from 80 students) on my negotiation class evaluation: “The only bad thing of the course was the low attendance”
May 17, 2025 at 9:02 AM
i'm afraid there's nothing i can do 😢 one of only two comments (from 80 students) on my negotiation class evaluation: “The only bad thing of the course was the low attendance”
I've discovered an unexpected benefit of the MESO (multiple equivalent simultaneous offers) in landlord negotiations, when they tried to give us a contract that didn't reflect our agreement: "...which was your choice, not ours."
May 17, 2025 at 8:54 AM
I've discovered an unexpected benefit of the MESO (multiple equivalent simultaneous offers) in landlord negotiations, when they tried to give us a contract that didn't reflect our agreement: "...which was your choice, not ours."
I have a credit dispute with my coauthor. Each of us denies coming up with Equation 1, and thinks the other person did it.
May 2, 2025 at 12:21 PM
I have a credit dispute with my coauthor. Each of us denies coming up with Equation 1, and thinks the other person did it.
EasyChair is ....... not so easy.
May 1, 2025 at 8:32 AM
EasyChair is ....... not so easy.
using the AI to add the progress bar to the script using the AI to do the literature review.
April 25, 2025 at 5:16 PM
using the AI to add the progress bar to the script using the AI to do the literature review.
idk, i think its cool. tiny.cc/socialphysics
Social Physics and Collective Intelligence
"Social Physics" and Collective Intelligence Additional Resources Coursera Course on Network Dynamics of Social Behavior: https://gb.coursera.org/learn/networkdynamics Methodology At their most...
tiny.cc
April 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
idk, i think its cool. tiny.cc/socialphysics
on the importance of theory
On the usefulness of AI+CI research results in a fast-changing landscape: "If we root ourselves more to first principles of collective intelligence rather than focusing on current capabilities of LLMs, we’re future proofing our perspective"
- Jason Burton, just a moment ago
- Jason Burton, just a moment ago
April 24, 2025 at 3:56 PM
on the importance of theory
On the usefulness of AI+CI research results in a fast-changing landscape: "If we root ourselves more to first principles of collective intelligence rather than focusing on current capabilities of LLMs, we’re future proofing our perspective"
- Jason Burton, just a moment ago
- Jason Burton, just a moment ago
April 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
On the usefulness of AI+CI research results in a fast-changing landscape: "If we root ourselves more to first principles of collective intelligence rather than focusing on current capabilities of LLMs, we’re future proofing our perspective"
- Jason Burton, just a moment ago
- Jason Burton, just a moment ago
If I submit my paper to 5 journals before it gets published, and each journal requires 3 reviewers, thats 15 reviewers per paper. Is everybody completing as many reviews as they require from others? Or are some people carrying the lions share of the burden?
April 17, 2025 at 9:56 AM
If I submit my paper to 5 journals before it gets published, and each journal requires 3 reviewers, thats 15 reviewers per paper. Is everybody completing as many reviews as they require from others? Or are some people carrying the lions share of the burden?
Negotiating with my landlord for lease renewal. Offered them a MESO. Targeted their interests. Gestured at rights. Keeping power in my pocket. Thanks, negotiation theory!!
Coming soon: the response.
Coming soon: the response.
April 14, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Negotiating with my landlord for lease renewal. Offered them a MESO. Targeted their interests. Gestured at rights. Keeping power in my pocket. Thanks, negotiation theory!!
Coming soon: the response.
Coming soon: the response.
i just created a course in Thinkific with the title "negotiation solutions" and it auto-populated a syllabus and section titles for me including one on "Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication". the course url is "ai-placeholder"
April 4, 2025 at 9:39 AM
i just created a course in Thinkific with the title "negotiation solutions" and it auto-populated a syllabus and section titles for me including one on "Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication". the course url is "ai-placeholder"
ONE WEEK TO DEADLINE for Collective Intelligence 2025 submissions! Accepting non-archival AND proceedings submissions, to include contributions from a diverse set of academic traditions. More info here: ci.acm.org/2025/submit/
March 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
ONE WEEK TO DEADLINE for Collective Intelligence 2025 submissions! Accepting non-archival AND proceedings submissions, to include contributions from a diverse set of academic traditions. More info here: ci.acm.org/2025/submit/
ONE WEEK TO DEADLINE for Collective Intelligence 2025 submissions! Accepting non-archival AND proceedings submissions, to include contributions from a diverse set of academic traditions. More info here: ci.acm.org/2025/submit/
Call for Participation - ACM Collective Intelligence 2025
⏰ Submission Deadlines and Templates Collective Intelligence 2025 offers several opportunities to share your latest research and insights. All submissions should be submitted via EasyChair by the list...
ci.acm.org
March 24, 2025 at 3:46 PM
ONE WEEK TO DEADLINE for Collective Intelligence 2025 submissions! Accepting non-archival AND proceedings submissions, to include contributions from a diverse set of academic traditions. More info here: ci.acm.org/2025/submit/
science is not an exact science
March 5, 2025 at 6:43 PM
science is not an exact science
i just sit around all day and test hypotheses. by which i mean, i generate lots of hypotheses, and test them to see if they're interesting.
February 28, 2025 at 11:57 AM
i just sit around all day and test hypotheses. by which i mean, i generate lots of hypotheses, and test them to see if they're interesting.
"all models are wrong. some models are useful."
February 19, 2025 at 10:25 AM
"all models are wrong. some models are useful."
propositions vs hypotheses?
Proposition = a thing to be demonstrated theoretically.
Hypothesis = a thing to be demonstrated empirically.
Proposition = a thing to be demonstrated theoretically.
Hypothesis = a thing to be demonstrated empirically.
February 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
propositions vs hypotheses?
Proposition = a thing to be demonstrated theoretically.
Hypothesis = a thing to be demonstrated empirically.
Proposition = a thing to be demonstrated theoretically.
Hypothesis = a thing to be demonstrated empirically.
my class is really easy because i tell you all the answers to the exam over the term, all you have to do is (show up to class and) write them down
February 7, 2025 at 5:34 PM
my class is really easy because i tell you all the answers to the exam over the term, all you have to do is (show up to class and) write them down
UK is a petri dish for collective intelligence! There's a "collective leadership" dept in govt, another running mass deliberations, and activists meeting up to discuss "Why Britain needs highly talented people like you to think about governance." lu.ma/lfg-cf?tk=zd...
LFG x FutureHouse x Civic Future · Luma
Are you a high agency, ambitious person? Do you want to improve Britain? Have you thought about entering politics and public life but don’t know where to…
lu.ma
February 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM
UK is a petri dish for collective intelligence! There's a "collective leadership" dept in govt, another running mass deliberations, and activists meeting up to discuss "Why Britain needs highly talented people like you to think about governance." lu.ma/lfg-cf?tk=zd...
what if nuance weren't so boring?
February 5, 2025 at 8:33 AM
what if nuance weren't so boring?