Honest Signals: How They Shape Our World

Опубликовано 6 сентября 2016, 18:09

A surprising amount of human behavior can be reliably predicted from unconscious communication mechanisms. These unconscious social signals are not just a back channel or a complement to our conscious language; they form a separate communication network. Biologically based ΓÇ£honest signalingΓÇ¥ is an ancient channel of communication, and if we understand it, we can accurately predict the outcomes of situations ranging from job interviews to first dates to sealing a deal. To this end we have developed a digital sensor, worn like an id badge-a ΓÇ£sociometerΓÇ¥-to monitor and analyze the back and forth patterns of signaling among groups of people. Using this ΓÇ£network intelligenceΓÇ¥ theory of social signaling we can harness the intelligence of our social network to become better managers, workers and communicators.