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Do we Need Managers? – Professor Jonathan Bacon

Much of our professional life is deeply marinated in a culture of strong management, but would things improve if management were removed? Jonathan Bacon, Professor of Neuroscience at the University of Sussex, has found clues in recent research into ants - creatures which are management free, yet famously successful. 'Swarm intelligence' of the ant colony emerges as a result of interactions between each ant and its neighbours. Much human activity is also management-free, the result of multiple interactions. Examples come from the internet, Wikipedia, the growth of cities ... and networking events.