28-Jan-2026
How to incentivize problem solving in groups
University of PennsylvaniaPeer-Reviewed Publication
Why do some groups get smarter together while others collapse into groupthink? New research from University of Pennsylvania theoretical biologist Joshua Plotkin and collaborators show that collective intelligence doesn’t emerge by rewarding the most accurate individuals but by rewarding those who improve the group’s prediction as a whole.
- Journal
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Funder
- National Natural Science Foundation of China, China Scholarship Council, Beijing Institute of Technology, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Army Research Office, Office of Naval Research