What Is the Ideal Size for a Problem Solving Meeting

Whether or not a problem is best solved individually or as a group can depend on the situation, but research suggests that small groups do better than even the best-performing individuals. The findings suggested that groups of three to five people perform better than individuals when solving complex problems.

What is an ideal group size?

The research shows that three or four, at the most five, is the optimal group size.

What size group is considered ideal for all members to feel comfortable to share and still get a variety of opinions?

Robin Dunbar, a University of Oxford anthropologist and psychologist claims the ideal number is 150.