Term used to describe the group consciousness of the Borg civilization. Each Borg individual was linked to the collective by a sophisticated subspace network that insured each member was given constant supervision and guidance. Being part of the collective offered significant biomedical advantages to individual members. The mental energy of the group consciousness could help an injured individual to heal or regenerate damaged body parts. A group of former Borg drones, living in the Nekrit Expanse of the Delta Quadrant, sought to reestablish the collective link to bring peace and order to their new society, thus creating a New Cooperative consciousness.