--- title: Lack of Understanding description: Throwing more people at a problem doesn't necessarily solve it faster, particularly in a creative setting. image: https://blog.uat.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/download-2.jpg --- [![image-26](https://blog.uat.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Marketing/Logos/image-26.png?width=99&name=image-26.png "image-26")](https://www.uat.edu/) ** - [Home](https://www.uattech.com) - [Majors](http://www.uat.edu/advancing-technology-degrees) - [About UAT](https://www.uat.edu/about-uat) - [Request More Information](https://www.uat.edu/request-info) [![Take a Virtual, Interactive Tour ](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3455363/92ff0e66-7821-430b-88c3-a32c82c5bda2.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3455363/92ff0e66-7821-430b-88c3-a32c82c5bda2) # What's happening on UAT's campus- A blog published by UAT Students. 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In many ways it's like being a chef.  If you're making food for just yourself or your immediate family then there's a good chance you may not need any help.  In fact, having more than one other person helping for a family meal can actually hinder your efforts rather than help because even if space isn't an issue (which it often is) then you have the problem of too many people doing to many different things to form a cohesive whole.  This idea is where the phase "too many chefs in the kitchen" comes from.  It doesn't matter how talented the individual members are, if the whole experience feels like a a disjointed mess. ![download](https://blog.uat.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/download-2.jpg?width=231&height=218&name=download-2.jpg) - [** ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://blog.uat.edu/blogs/lack-of-understanding&title=Lack%20of%20Understanding&picture=https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/3455363/Imported_Blog_Media/download-2.jpg&description=Throwing%20more%20people%20at%20a%20problem%20doesn't%20necessarily%20solve%20it%20faster,%20particularly%20in%20a%20creative%20setting.) - [** ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?source=https://blog.uat.edu/blogs/lack-of-understanding&text=Lack%20of%20Understanding) - [** ](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://blog.uat.edu/blogs/lack-of-understanding&title=Lack%20of%20Understanding&summary=Throwing%20more%20people%20at%20a%20problem%20doesn't%20necessarily%20solve%20it%20faster,%20particularly%20in%20a%20creative%20setting.) - [** ](mailto:?subject=Lack%20of%20Understanding&body=Lack%20of%20Understanding%20https://blog.uat.edu/blogs/lack-of-understanding) ### Don't forget to share this post! - [** ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://blog.uat.edu/blogs/lack-of-understanding&title=Lack%20of%20Understanding&picture=https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/3455363/Imported_Blog_Media/download-2.jpg&description=Throwing%20more%20people%20at%20a%20problem%20doesn't%20necessarily%20solve%20it%20faster,%20particularly%20in%20a%20creative%20setting.) - [** ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?source=https://blog.uat.edu/blogs/lack-of-understanding&text=Lack%20of%20Understanding) - [** ](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://blog.uat.edu/blogs/lack-of-understanding&title=Lack%20of%20Understanding&summary=Throwing%20more%20people%20at%20a%20problem%20doesn't%20necessarily%20solve%20it%20faster,%20particularly%20in%20a%20creative%20setting.) - [** ](mailto:?subject=Lack%20of%20Understanding&body=Lack%20of%20Understanding%20https://blog.uat.edu/blogs/lack-of-understanding) ### Comment ## Related Articles [Blogs](https://blog.uat.edu/tag/blogs) [video game industry](https://blog.uat.edu/tag/video-game-industry) ### [Gaming Passion Series: Part 3 [Aesthetics]](https://blog.uat.edu/blogs/gaming-passion-series-part-3-aesthetics) Don’t you just love it when something looks pretty? 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