This report provides a brief overview of work undertaken by members of the research team from the OII and McKinsey Technology Initiative (MTI) on a project investigating the Performance of Distributed Problem Solving Networks (DPSNs). A key assumption of the project was that much had been...

The performance of prediction markets has been one driving force behind the renewed attention on distributed problem solving. This case reviewed the feasibility and performance of prediction or information markets, discussed some apparently successful applications, considered likely limitations...

Arguing that distributed problem solving networks (DSPN) reconfigure information and communication flows in ways that can enhance the communicative power of networked individuals that span geographical and organizational boundaries in ways that create challenges for firms and organizations that...