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The importance of a good trading language.

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I started thinking about the idea of trading languages a while back when I learned about Swahili. I had learned that Swahili is comprised of about 20% Arabic words and that it may have been because of its use in trading in east Africa, making trading across cultural groups more efficient. I noted that much like in trade, when working in project teams, having a common trade language can help make communication much more efficient

A permeable silo.
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Pushing Boundaries (or How I learned to stop worrying and love silos).

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There is a theoretical number called Dunbar´s number, that roughly states that the ideal number for an organization is about 150 people. Beyond that number, the ability for members of a group to maintain stable relationships with each other goes down quickly.