Chapter 6 Countries with high "collective IQs" are the masters of the 21st century

I used to use the term "group IQ" a lot too, which is different from individual IQ.It cannot be measured by the extremely rigorous "IQ index" in psychology, which is an indicator of the level of "collective intelligence". In Japan, the personal IQ is indeed very high, as evidenced by many world-renowned elites. But why did the IQ drop significantly as soon as they became a group?The poor performance in the face of the global economic crisis can prove this point. If a country is determined by its "collective IQ", then the "master" of the 21st century may be a country with a high "collective IQ".

In 2008, the financial crisis originated in the United States has spread to all countries in the world, and even countries with high "collective IQ" have not been spared. In order to survive this crisis, countries have taken action one after another.While it may take years to calm the crisis, it is for this reason that countries with high "collective IQs" will have the last laugh.Therefore, the power of these "high collective IQ" countries may be greatly improved in recent years. On the other hand, Japan is characterized by the fact that the "collective IQ" of Japanese companies is the highest in the world.

But when it becomes a local government or a group like the central government, the low thinking ability of the Japanese is unheard of in the world. Japan, which once attracted the attention of the world, is now gradually being ignored by its neighbors. What's more serious is that the low "collective IQ" in Japan is not frozen at this moment, but continues to deteriorate, and no one wants to make efforts to restore it.But before me, no one even came out to discuss it. The financial crisis, from another perspective, is also a rare opportunity. Why?Because in the face of the financial crisis, the advantages of countries with high "collective IQ" have also been lost. At this time, countries with low "collective IQ" like Japan face a golden opportunity to recover their previous losses.In this way, Japan is still saved.

In today's Web 2.0 society, we must pay enough attention to the concept of "collective intelligence", which is becoming a driving force for social development.Collective intelligence is called "Collective Intelligence" (CI) in English. Simply put, it is the collection of individual wisdom into collective wisdom.The 1,400 people at the Wharton School of Business in Pennsylvania have demonstrated the power of the "collective intelligence" mentioned in the book "Crowdsourcing". This collective intelligence possesses a greater wisdom than that possessed by good individuals.If a country can possess collective intelligence, it can also maintain prosperity under the global financial crisis.

However, in today's Japanese society, the abilities of individuals or some companies are fixed at a certain level, and the collective IQ is obviously low.I think once an individual or company falls into this situation, it is difficult to form a collective IQ. I originally wanted to present the current situation in Japan to you in the form of a question at the beginning of this book.However, under the enthusiastic and earnest persuasion of Mr. Sadao Sakaguchi from the editorial department of Kobunsha, the article started with a warning to ourselves.