Vom Lebens- und Formgefuhl der alten Germanen, Nachdruck des Originals von 1934.

For a long time, any form of crowd was negatively associated with an anonymous, uncontrollable and unpredictable mob. The advent of the digital era and the attendant transition towards a knowledge society have changed this perception. The term is now associated with a high level of social interaction, cooperation and diversity. However, a crowd of people does not act intelligently per se, nor does it produce intelligent results by default. Instead, a crowd-based intelligence requires an appropriate mechanism to generate smart and beneficial outcomes. This dissertation demonstrates how a...