A hive mind or group mind may refer to:

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Collective consciousness Collective consciousness, collective conscience, or collective conscious () is the set of shared beliefs, ideas, and moral attitudes which operate as a unifying force within society.''Collins Dictionary of Sociology'', p93. In general, it doe ...

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collective intelligence Collective intelligence (CI) is shared or group intelligence (GI) that Emergence, emerges from the collaboration, collective efforts, and competition of many individuals and appears in consensus decision making. The term appears in sociobiolog ...

, two concepts in sociology and philosophy **

Group mind (science fiction) A hive mind, group mind, group ego, mind coalescence, or gestalt intelligence in science fiction is a plot device in which multiple minds, or consciousnesses, are linked into a single collective consciousness or intelligence. Overview This term ...

, a type of collective consciousness *

Groupthink Groupthink is a psychological phenomenon that occurs within a group of people in which the desire for harmony or conformity in the group results in an irrational or dysfunctional decision-making outcome. Cohesiveness, or the desire for cohesivenes ...

, in which the desire for harmony or conformity in a group results in irrational or dysfunctional decision-making **

Sheeple Herd behavior is the behavior of individuals in a group acting collectively without centralized direction. Herd behavior occurs in animals in herds, packs, bird flocks, fish schools, and so on, as well as in humans. Voting, demonstrations, ...

, a derogatory term referring to groups of people who ‘mindlessly’ follow those in power *

Swarm intelligence Swarm intelligence (SI) is the collective behavior of decentralized, self-organized systems, natural or artificial. The concept is employed in work on artificial intelligence. The expression was introduced by Gerardo Beni and Jing Wang in 198 ...

, the collective behavior of decentralized, self-organized systems, natural or artificial ** The apparent consciousness of colonies of

social insect Eusociality (Ancient Greek, Greek 'good' and social) is the highest level of organization of sociality. It is defined by the following characteristics: cooperative Offspring, brood care (including care of offspring from other individuals), ove ...

s such as ants, bees, and termites *

Universal mind The universal mind, or universal consciousness theory, is a metaphysical concept suggesting an individuating essence of all beings and becomings in the universe. It includes the being and becoming that occurred in the universe prior to the eme ...

, a type of universal higher consciousness in some esoteric beliefs *

Egregore An egregore (also spelled egregor; , ) is a concept in Western esotericism of a non-physical entity or thoughtform that arises from the collective thoughts and emotions of a distinct group of individuals. Overview In magical and other occult t ...

, a concept in occultism which has been described as group mind

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* ''Hive Mind'' (book), a 2015 nonfiction book by Garett Jones * ''Hive Mind'' (Sinch album), 2012 * ''Hive Mind'' (The Internet album), 2018 * "Hivemind", a 2012 song by To Speak of Wolves from '' Find Your Worth, Come Home'' * "Hive Mind", a 2013 song by They Might Be Giants from ''

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'' * "Hive Minds", a 2013 song by Norma Jean from '' Wrongdoers'' * "Hive Mind", a 2016 song by Circle of Dust from '' Machines of Our Disgrace'' * "Hive Mind", a 2017 song by Blanck Mass from '' World Eater'' * "Hive Mind", a 2021 song by Tirzah from '' Colourgrade'' * "Hive Mind", a 2022 song by Slipknot from ''

The End, So Far ''The End, So Far'' is the seventh studio album by American heavy metal band Slipknot. It was released on September 30, 2022, through Roadrunner Records. This is the band's final album to be released through Roadrunner, whom the band signed wit ...

'' * "Hive Mind", a 2024 song by The Browning from '' OMNI'' * '' HiveMind'', a video game that was planned but never released by Will Wright * '' Hive Minds'', a BBC4 quiz-show started in 2015 and hosted by

Fiona Bruce Fiona Elizabeth Bruce (born 25 April 1964) is a British journalist, newsreader and television presenter. She joined the BBC as a researcher for their current affairs programme ''Panorama'' in 1989, and became the first female newsreader on ' ...

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