Are our committees for important initiatives holding us back?
It seems that large, representative committees might be the opposite of what new initiatives actually need. Marc Hedlund observes that “The efficiency of the team is approximately the inverse of the square of the number of members in the team. I’m beginning to think three people is the optimal for a 1.0 product release.” And I’m guessing that the same principal applies again when dealing with any big new idea, not just products. How many people does it take to create a great idea?
Article: Why Small Teams Win And Bigger Ones Fail
