I'm excited about exploring network structures.
That's probably why we feel like working in smaller teams. After a certain point, the coordination cost starts to become prohibitive.
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I'm excited about exploring network structures. The picture below demonstrates all possible lines of communications from 1 individual to 15 people.
That's probably why we feel like working in smaller teams. After a certain point, the coordination cost starts to become prohibitive.
A team of 12 people, for instance, would have 12 individual mental models, 1 partial shared mental model, 66 unique connections with 132 possible lines of communication.
01 person - 01 line of communication 02 people - 02 lines of communication 03 people - 06 lines of communication 04 people - 12 lines of communication 05 people - 20 lines of communication 06 people - 30 lines of communication 07 people - 42 lines of communication 08 people - 56 lines of communication 09 people - 72 lines of communication 10 people - 90 lines of communication 11 people - 110 lines of communication 12 people - 132 lines of communication 13 people - 156 lines of communication 14 people - 182 lines of communication 15 people - 210 lines of communication