A system that lets users record their inquiry thoughts/ideas as observations, hypotheses, and predictions (OH&P) can provide a new mode of communication and collaboration between users - they can structurally connect their atomic OH&P directly to other users' OH&P. ([This is challenging](https://www.themind.net/observations/4fcVuFGoTEa43ez-xhSAsg) when thoughts/ideas are organized in the usual narrative structure, such as books, lectures, and talks). Such a system that connects atomic ideas and thoughts between users might achieve a **digitalized collective mind**. Digitalized mind means all ideas/thoughts are digitalized, collective meaning that these ideas/thoughts are contributed by multiple users and digitally connected to each other.

Collective digitalized mind, i.e. digitalized and connected thoughts/ideas from multiple users by itself, may not automatically achieve collective intelligence (the intelligent capabilities of solving problems collectively). If all thoughts and ideas are given equal weight and importance in the collective mind, it may be too swamped with them and fail to be coherent or useful.

Aggregation of opinions over the thoughts and ideas in a digitalized collective mind to give them different weights and importance might be the way to achieve CI in DCM.

Group discussions, online communities, and coffee shop conversations are traditional ways for participants to exchange ideas. Ideas are usually freely bouncing around between participants. Ideas exchanged in such forms usually require a significant amount of later work (usually by a single individual) to be [organized into narrative structures](https://www.themind.net/observations/AfHZZXnNQmaVukmQ2I7EAw) that be easily consumed.