Hierarchical Discussion Networks for Informed Consensus Building
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems fail to facilitate structured frameworks for information processing, leading to disorganization, inefficiency, and reduced performance in handling large volumes of data or multiple stakeholders, particularly in dynamically changing environments, and often result in inconsistencies and delays in critical information delivery.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for facilitating an informed consensus-driven discussion by creating structured networks of users, groups, and resources within a 'structural-informed-discussion-moderator' (pyramids) that aggregate premises, assertions, facts, and opinions, using a secure hyperlinked library to support user interactions and generate hierarchical networks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If users are free to select and follow one another in social media networks, then user control and flexibility are improved, but the network becomes randomly interconnected and siloed, reducing information processing efficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the social media network into hierarchical groups and subgroups, organizing users into structured communities rather than random connections. This segmentation maintains user control while improving information processing efficiency by creating logical pathways for information flow within and between groups.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a hierarchical dimension to the network structure by creating multiple levels (groups, subgroups, communities) beyond simple user-to-user connections. This dimensional change transforms the flat, random network into a multi-layered structure that enhances both organization and information processing capability.
2Length of moving object
If favored users become heavy broadcast nodes, then their reach for broadcasting perspective is improved, but the likelihood of individual user replies being noticed deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the broadcast process by creating hierarchical groups where information flows through multiple levels. Instead of a single broadcast node reaching all users directly, the system divides the audience into groups and subgroups, allowing replies to be aggregated and forwarded systematically, thereby maintaining broadcast reach while improving reply visibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces group leaders and hierarchical intermediaries who act as mediators between favored users and individual users. These intermediaries receive, process, and forward information, ensuring that both broadcast messages and individual replies receive appropriate attention and distribution throughout the network.
3Ease of operation
If user discussions take place among users of similar opinion, then user comfort and engagement are improved, but consensus develops through siloed-rumor mill processes, reducing information accuracy
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple homogeneous groups into larger heterogeneous communities that contain diverse viewpoints. By combining users of similar opinions into broader communities with varying perspectives, the system maintains user comfort within subgroups while introducing exposure to different opinions at the community level, thereby improving information accuracy through diverse input.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where information and opinions flow upward through the hierarchy from individual users to group leaders to community members. This structured feedback process allows diverse perspectives to be systematically incorporated into consensus formation, reducing the rumor mill effect while maintaining user engagement.
4Quantity of substance
If existing systems handle large volumes of data from multiple sources, then data aggregation capability is improved, but inconsistencies and conflicts arise, hindering trust and complicating decision-making
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments data processing by organizing it into hierarchical levels where different groups and communities process information independently at their level. This segmentation allows large volumes of data to be handled in manageable portions while maintaining consistency within each segment, and hierarchical validation ensures overall system-wide consistency.
5Adaptability or versatility
If traditional systems manage multiple stakeholders, then stakeholder inclusion is improved, but structured frameworks are lacking, leading to disorganization and delays in decision-making
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the stakeholder management system into hierarchical groups and communities, providing a structured framework that organizes multiple stakeholders into manageable units. This segmentation enables systematic coordination and decision-making processes while maintaining flexibility for stakeholder inclusion at various levels of the hierarchy.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure provides a method of facilitating a consensus-driven discussion. Further, the method may include receiving, using a communication device, a discussion data. Further, the discussion data corresponds to a topic of a discussion. Further, the method may include receiving, using the communication device, two or more user role data. Further, the method may include obtaining, using a processing device, a resource data based on the discussion data. Further, the method may include determining, using the processing device, a service data based on the discussion data. Further, the method may include generating, using the processing device, a network data based on each of the two or more user data, the resource data, and the service data. Further, the network data corresponds to a hierarchical network aggregating each of the two or more users, the resource and the service and representing a hierarchical significance of the two or more users.