Thursday, April 7, 2011

The Rule of 150 / Malcolm Gladwell

 Robin Dunbar, a British anthropologist has concluded the number 150 represents the maximum number of individuals with whom we can have a genuinely social relationship.  When groups exceed 150 the people become strangers to each other. When groups become too large the individuals do not have enough work in common. Close-knit fellowship is lost. In groups larger than 150 organizational considerations limit the group's ability to to agree and to act with one voice.

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