Dr. Gerd Ehrhardt
SAP Innovation Spotlight
2 min readJul 2, 2019

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The Importance of Wisdom to Enable Collective Intelligence

In the fast-paced, technology-driven workforce that is ever-evolving, it can be challenging to find and maintain a practical orientation. Essentially, we make use of our experiences, knowledge, and inner awareness in order to spread ideas and information throughout the industries we are involved in. However, the plethora of information, various offers, and the constant feeling of urgency can make it difficult to become fully involved because of the continuous changes that are occurring.

From June 28 to June 29, I attended the Wisdom Together Conference in Munich. It was highlighted that “Wisdom” is an essential value for us in order to succeed in today’s fast-moving business world. By definition, for the purpose of the Conference, “Wisdom” is “a deep, inner knowledge, connected with the source of life. Wisdom is the language of your heart — honest, free, and the highest truth.”

It is crucial that we find and express our wisdom in order to make the best environment in workplace settings, at home, and across all social orders.

Ways to Find Our Wisdom Collectively

The most effective way to find our wisdom might be by meeting with others that are willing to share ideas and knowledge in the purest way possible. By learning what our peers do to find and express their wisdom, we can have a better understanding of what we are looking for within ourselves.

The Meaning of Our Wisdom Implementation for Us and Our Communities

When we gather together to share and communicate our wisdom with other like-minded, thought-provoking, inspiring, and conscious people, we are making substantial positive changes for ourselves and those around us.

We can articulate who we are on a deeper level without judgment. There are no right or wrong answers. Intelligence, compassion, freedom, and wisdom combined and rooted properly, are what life is all about.

Enable Collective Intelligence Through Wisdom

To better understand how collective intelligence and wisdom can work together, the Wisdom Together Conference concentrated mainly on the concepts of consciousness, positive psychology, and neuroscience.

By bringing these ideas together, we can be more present and involved with all the inner workings of the company and colleagues. It is an effective way to find orientation in a place where employees are constantly being flooded with various offers, information, and other urgent predicaments.

Sharing wisdom in an open discussion with those that have already discovered their own has proven to bring us to a different level of consciousness that could change the workplace in substantial ways.

It is our chance to stay involved, communicate new information, and adapt to any situation. It can all be accomplished with complete awareness of both our own and collective wisdom.

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