New Study Reveals Mathematical Challenges of Scheduling Meetings

Research from Case Western Reserve University finds that the probability of scheduling success decreases sharply with more participants.

The study used mathematical modeling to analyze the difficulty of finding a suitable meeting time as the number of participants grows.
Probability of successfully scheduling a meeting drops significantly when more than five people are involved.
Researchers found a critical point where the likelihood of scheduling a meeting drops sharply, akin to phase transitions in physics.
The findings suggest that consensus-building in group settings is inherently complex and can be quantified using mathematical tools.
The study's insights have broader implications for various fields, from casual social gatherings to complex policy negotiations.