Session Title

The Magic of Groups

Abstract

There's interesting research around our preference as humans for groups of various sizes. Some studies show that we are happiest and most productive in small teams and communicate across a larger organization with a limited size. Some of these group sizes may seem "magical" until we look at our long history and the current science of behavior. Since a lot of our intuition about group size comes these days from our experience online on social media or in endless Zoom meetings, it might be good to pay attention to what are still applicable limits on our social interaction and perhaps structure our organizations accordingly. We are stuck with stone age brains struggling to survive with modern technology.

Bio

Linda Rising is an independent consultant who lives near Nashville, Tennessee. Linda has a Ph.D. from Arizona State University in object-based design metrics. Her background includes university teaching as well as work in telecommunications, avionics, and tactical weapons systems. She is an internationally known presenter on topics related to Agile development, patterns, retrospectives, the change process, and the connection between the latest neuroscience and software development. Linda is the author of numerous articles and five books.