In Episode 7 of HOPE: for collective intelligence, Alyssa interviews Ankitha Cheerakathil , an alumna of Sciences Po, social entrepreneur in deliberative policy making, and researcher in urbanisation and governance at UPenn. She brought her experiences from abroad to India and founded ‘The Foundation for Community Consensus’, the Indian office of the Czech think tank, Institute H21. Ms. Ankitha has worked extensively in the field of collective intelligence, and so in this episode we delve into topics such as the meaning of collective intelligence, the domains it belongs to, the various mechanisms we can use to mobilise collective intelligence, and so on with a special focus on analysing such ideas in the Indian context- something that is rarely discussed. Listen in to get your daily dose of hope (and look out for mentions of Ankitha’s cat) :)