I wouldn’t consider this hard evidence, but it could be worth further analysis. It’d be very interesting to see experiments on this: n persons form a group and try to solve a problem together, n persons try to do the same problem themselves. Ideally this would be done with a few different problems of different problem classes while each problem class has a few problems of the same type.
Probably, someone has done this before. What’s the technical term for this phenomenon?
This was my thought as well, essentially its the cost of communication.
I also wonder had he expressed all his thoughts about how to do it aloud in English while he did it himself, if it would take significantly more time. It seems there could be some lossy translation between visual/spatial functions and language functions, even in a single brain.
Sounds like a related concept. Also, Quantity trumps Quality could under certain circumstances hold for the case of n persons working simultaneously on the same problem vs. working together.
I wouldn’t consider this hard evidence, but it could be worth further analysis. It’d be very interesting to see experiments on this: n persons form a group and try to solve a problem together, n persons try to do the same problem themselves. Ideally this would be done with a few different problems of different problem classes while each problem class has a few problems of the same type.
Probably, someone has done this before. What’s the technical term for this phenomenon?
This sounds similar to Brooks’s Law, but there are some differences. Do you think that was the term you’re looking for?
This was my thought as well, essentially its the cost of communication.
I also wonder had he expressed all his thoughts about how to do it aloud in English while he did it himself, if it would take significantly more time. It seems there could be some lossy translation between visual/spatial functions and language functions, even in a single brain.
Sounds like a related concept. Also, Quantity trumps Quality could under certain circumstances hold for the case of n persons working simultaneously on the same problem vs. working together.