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2026-08-12The Forecasting Machine

“Performance = Expertise + Diversity”: Servan-Schreiber on the If This Then Dev Podcast

In an hour-long episode of the French developer podcast If This Then Dev, published on 12 August 2026, Émile Servan-Schreiber explained why groups need rules to be smart, how many novices it takes to match an expert, and why he sees large language models as collective intelligence.

2025-06-12The Forecasting Machine

Diversity, collective intelligence and foresight: speaking notes, 2019–2025

Dated notices follow Servan-Schreiber’s discussions of diversity and collective intelligence across cybersecurity, education, foresight and business forums.

2025-05-09The Forecasting Machine

Frenchfounders Madrid: diversity in the decision process

At a May 2025 Frenchfounders meeting in Madrid, Émile Servan-Schreiber discussed diverse opinions, independent judgement and how groups combine ideas.

2025-03-29The Forecasting Machine

Programme Octave: a recurring lesson on diversity and collective intelligence

From the 2022 return to in-person seminars to a 2025 lecture announcement, Programme Octave repeatedly put cooperation and diverse viewpoints on the leadership agenda.

2025-03-26The Forecasting Machine

At ENGIE Belgium, collective intelligence begins with listening

An ENGIE Belgium conference and an attendee’s response connect diversity with two practical questions: how well colleagues read one another and who gets to speak.

2025-02-22The Forecasting Machine

Human diversity and AI model collapse: a question from UM6P’s 2025 debate

A February 2025 essay turned a debate about the future of human intelligence around: could AI sustain its performance without fresh, diverse human observations? Research on recursive training gives the question a concrete basis.

2024-10-11The Forecasting Machine

At EY, Supercollectif prompts a discussion about women’s participation in decisions

An attendee’s account of an EY seminar connects Supercollectif with gender inclusion. Group-intelligence research helps explain the argument without turning it into a guarantee.

2024-03-02The Forecasting Machine

Gender diversity and group intelligence: from laboratory studies to workplace practice

Social sensitivity, shared speaking time and gender diversity appear in research on group performance. Servan-Schreiber connects those findings to workplace practice.

2023-09-26The Forecasting Machine

At Luminus, collective intelligence starts by including other people’s thoughts

A September 2023 presentation linked diversity with collective intelligence. Luminus’s own sustainability report places the talk within its inclusion programme.

2022-06-28The Forecasting Machine

At Arthur D. Little’s Faro meeting, diversity enters the collective-intelligence equation

At Arthur D. Little’s 2022 partners meeting in Faro, Émile Servan-Schreiber connected diversity with methods for combining a group’s contributions.

2021-08-18The Forecasting Machine

Diversity, inclusion and collective intelligence: Aïda Touihri’s Balenciaga masterclass

Aïda Touihri’s bilingual diversity masterclass brought together genetics, cognitive psychology, workplace inclusion and history, with a contribution from Émile Servan-Schreiber.

2020-11-18The Forecasting Machine

Carrefour 2020 takes participatory innovation online

Innov’Acteurs moved its 2020 participatory-innovation gathering online. Its white paper records Servan-Schreiber’s roundtable contribution on independence, diversity and listening.