How Many of Me
I found this neat little tool on James Robinson’s “new” weblog. James seems to share his name with 11,630 other people in the US. Unfortunately at least one of them is on the TSA watch-list (see his post here). Anyway, I started to play with How Many of Me just for fun. Then the Extension programming wheels started to turn and I began to think about how I could use this tool in my programming. Some initial thoughts include:
- An icebreaker
- An “after break” tool
- A meeting starter (different from an ice breaker in that you know and are familiar with everyone around the table)
- A way to see how many other folk like you are out there in the US…or how few
- A tool to understand the power of large groups
As of 3.13.07 there are 28 other Jerold Thomas’ in the US and 2,066 Jerry Thomas’. Try it. Then try your significant other, parents, friends, etc. Check out the stats page.