Answers to General Questions

 

Situation: You need answers (and potentially new ideas)

I've been playing with Linkedin's new "answers" service.  It's actually one of the most active question and answer interfaces that I've run across.  It makes me want to do the something similar on gantthead.  

One of my personal burning questions has always been "How many project managers are there in the world?".  So I asked the question on linkedin yesterday and here are the answers I'm getting back.  Not all high quality, but certainly a respectable response.

I think that the advantage of using a service like this NOT that people online will have better answers than those you know personally.  I think that asking a really diverse group of people has the potential to offer new perspectives and insight.  It might not get you an answer, but rather be a bridge to finding one.

What I learned 
1.  I should have been a little more clear about WHY I needed an answer to this question (I'm always wondering how many people gantthead could potentially serve), because the audience here is so diverse.
2.  If it's a really tough question, you might not get an answer, but you're likely to get some good supporting information.

In any event, I think this is worth a try.