Collective intelligence is the composite or combined intelligence of a group of people, sort of like a group IQ. A group can be either more or less intelligent than the individuals that make up the group depending on the dynamics. The first correlation is that the higher the group member’s emotional intelligence, the higher the group’s collective intelligence. Emotional intelligence in this case is social perceptiveness, an individual’s ability to learn about others’ feelings and emotions from verbal and nonverbal communication like expressions, tone of voice, hand gestures and other body language. Secondly, the more empowered group members feel to participate in group discussions also is tied to a higher group collective intelligence. Thirdly, the more women on the team, the higher the group collective intelligence, this is often tied to women possessing strong social perception skills. 

 

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