Comments on: Rugby: The Wisdom of Crowds and Super 14 Picks http://enzsign.wordpress.com/2009/06/17/rugby-the-wisdom-of-crowds-and-super-14-picks/ Sun, 04 Oct 2009 20:32:43 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Clifton http://enzsign.wordpress.com/2009/06/17/rugby-the-wisdom-of-crowds-and-super-14-picks/#comment-485 Clifton Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:56:56 +0000 http://enzsign.wordpress.com/?p=141#comment-485 Hi Hugh, Matt directed me to you post. One year I came 1st equal in the Virtual Super 12 competition at work. I picked the results at random, based on the random numbers in the back of the Eton's Tables! I can't remember the exact algorithm. The amazing thing was that the other 1st place getter was probably the most knowledgeable rugby head in the team. I put it down to the teams being very even that year. Hi Hugh,

Matt directed me to you post.

One year I came 1st equal in the Virtual Super 12 competition at work. I picked the results at random, based on the random numbers in the back of the Eton’s Tables! I can’t remember the exact algorithm. The amazing thing was that the other 1st place getter was probably the most knowledgeable rugby head in the team.

I put it down to the teams being very even that year.

]]> By: Hugh McPhail http://enzsign.wordpress.com/2009/06/17/rugby-the-wisdom-of-crowds-and-super-14-picks/#comment-469 Hugh McPhail Thu, 18 Jun 2009 05:19:48 +0000 http://enzsign.wordpress.com/?p=141#comment-469 Hi Matt, thanks for the link - great movie. The <a href="http://www.ebbsfleetunited.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">Ebbsfleet United</a> football team was fascinating - is this something to think about for selecting All Black teams! Also, the <a href="http://www.slicethepie.com/" rel="nofollow">SliceThePie</a> approach to the music industry and <a href="http://uk.zopa.com/ZopaWeb/" rel="nofollow">Zopa</a> for banking capture the wisdom of crowds in a more productive way. Hi Matt, thanks for the link – great movie. The Ebbsfleet United football team was fascinating – is this something to think about for selecting All Black teams! Also, the SliceThePie approach to the music industry and Zopa for banking capture the wisdom of crowds in a more productive way.

]]> By: Matt http://enzsign.wordpress.com/2009/06/17/rugby-the-wisdom-of-crowds-and-super-14-picks/#comment-468 Matt Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:55:38 +0000 http://enzsign.wordpress.com/?p=141#comment-468 ...while also understanding its limitations …while also understanding its limitations

]]> By: Matt http://enzsign.wordpress.com/2009/06/17/rugby-the-wisdom-of-crowds-and-super-14-picks/#comment-467 Matt Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:51:57 +0000 http://enzsign.wordpress.com/?p=141#comment-467 Hey Hugh (only just ran into this blog). Related to this post, you might find Ebbsfleet Football club in the doco "Us Now" http://watch.usnowfilm.com/ interesting. It also reminds me a bit of prediction markets, such as NZ's http://ipredict.co.nz (essentially the TAB for non sporting NZ stuff). I suspect that organisations that harness <i>at least</i> the predictive power of the wisdom of the crowds (forgetting the other wisdom you can harness) will have a huge advantage over those who don't. Hey Hugh (only just ran into this blog). Related to this post, you might find Ebbsfleet Football club in the doco “Us Now” http://watch.usnowfilm.com/ interesting. It also reminds me a bit of prediction markets, such as NZ’s http://ipredict.co.nz (essentially the TAB for non sporting NZ stuff). I suspect that organisations that harness at least the predictive power of the wisdom of the crowds (forgetting the other wisdom you can harness) will have a huge advantage over those who don’t.

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