Dunbar’s Number and Wikiality

Dunbar’s number is said to be about 150. The new book Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape our Lives, advocates, among other things, that human nature will correct Wikiality to more closely reflect reality.

Now, there are those who claim that Microsoft employees work in a Redmond Reality-Distortion Field, but in the spirit of truthiness, most of Microsoft works waaay outside Redmond. And we have anthropologists on staff. 2 of em. And our tribal groupings are usually well far fewer than 150 people.

In any case, what’s your thought about wikis in re: IT? Leave comments.

If 150 of us agree – maybe something will happen!