SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR REAL-TIME FORMATION OF GROUPS AND DECENTRALIZED DECISION MAKING
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1. A method of communicating, comprising:
- initiating a conversation involving a plurality of participants, wherein initiating the conversation includes presenting information to the plurality of participants;
receiving a response to the presented information from one of the plurality of participants;
providing the response to the plurality of participants;
receiving an evaluation of the response from others of the plurality of participants than the one that submitted the response;
processing the received evaluations to segment the participants from which an evaluation is received into a set of groups or sub-groups, wherein each group or sub-group represents one or more participants having a similar evaluation of the response; and
generating a display illustrating the set of groups or sub-groups for presentation to the plurality of participants.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for enabling the formation and analysis of social structures, such as groups, in real-time among a number of participants. Embodiments of the invention are also directed to systems and methods for enabling an understanding of the responses, opinions, or decisions of individual members of a group and how those may change and coalesce into one or more consensus views of a majority of the group. Embodiments of the invention may be applied to better understand the opinions and dynamically changing membership and characteristics of social structures in a variety of settings, including but not limited to educational, business, political, marketing and related environments.
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1. A method of communicating, comprising:
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initiating a conversation involving a plurality of participants, wherein initiating the conversation includes presenting information to the plurality of participants; receiving a response to the presented information from one of the plurality of participants; providing the response to the plurality of participants; receiving an evaluation of the response from others of the plurality of participants than the one that submitted the response; processing the received evaluations to segment the participants from which an evaluation is received into a set of groups or sub-groups, wherein each group or sub-group represents one or more participants having a similar evaluation of the response; and generating a display illustrating the set of groups or sub-groups for presentation to the plurality of participants. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for use in facilitating communications between a plurality of participants, comprising:
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a processor programmed to execute a set of instructions; and a data storage element in which the set of instructions are stored, wherein when executed by the processor the set of instructions cause the apparatus to receive a response to information presented to the plurality of participants from one of the plurality of participants; provide the response to the plurality of participants; receive an evaluation of the response from others of the plurality of participants than the one that submitted the response; process the received evaluations to segment the participants from which an evaluation is received into a set of groups or sub-groups, wherein each group or sub-group represents one or more participants having a similar evaluation of the response; and generate a display illustrating the set of groups or sub-groups for presentation to the plurality of participants. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A communications system to facilitate communications between a plurality of participants, comprising:
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a client application for installation on a device associated with each of the plurality of participants; and a data processing platform configured to receive a response to information presented to the plurality of participants from one of the plurality of participants; provide the response to the plurality of participants; receive an evaluation of the response from others of the plurality of participants than the one that submitted the response; process the received evaluations to segment the participants from which an evaluation is received into a set of groups or sub-groups, wherein each group or sub-group represents one or more participants having a similar evaluation of the response; and generate a display illustrating the set of groups or sub-groups for presentation to the plurality of participants. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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