Alya Abbott

Yeah.

Yeah.

I mean, the channel is very similar to channels in other apps. So, for example, it comes with some metadata like subscribers, privacy settings, those sorts of things. And then topics are just another level of organization within that channel. So, for example, for...

I mean, the channel is very similar to channels in other apps. So, for example, it comes with some metadata like subscribers, privacy settings, those sorts of things. And then topics are just another level of organization within that channel. So, for example, for...

your subscriptions, you would be managing your subscriptions to channels, and then you would automatically see the topics that are in the channels that you're in. We do actually have ways to, within that, mute specific topics or follow specific topics, so you can kind of set your preferences there as well, but Yeah, just kind of another level of structure.

your subscriptions, you would be managing your subscriptions to channels, and then you would automatically see the topics that are in the channels that you're in. We do actually have ways to, within that, mute specific topics or follow specific topics, so you can kind of set your preferences there as well, but Yeah, just kind of another level of structure.

And that, you know, there's also ways to view, instead of viewing all your messages in a feed, you can also view the topics. So there's an inbox style view where you can see your unread topics. And then you can just jump into the places where you're, you know, you're like, oh, this is relevant for me. Let me take a look at that.

And that, you know, there's also ways to view, instead of viewing all your messages in a feed, you can also view the topics. So there's an inbox style view where you can see your unread topics. And then you can just jump into the places where you're, you know, you're like, oh, this is relevant for me. Let me take a look at that.

And there's also, there's another view that lets you see the recent conversations. So again, kind of gives you different ways to summarize what's going on and really dive into what's important for you and where you need to participate.

And there's also, there's another view that lets you see the recent conversations. So again, kind of gives you different ways to summarize what's going on and really dive into what's important for you and where you need to participate.

Yeah, that's something that's configurable by the organization administrators. In general, there's not a lot of need for these. It depends. But in general, we recommend having at least the vast majority of the messages happen in topics. I mean, once you're replying to a conversation that's already ongoing, you kind of hardly notice this. It doesn't create any extra work.

Yeah, that's something that's configurable by the organization administrators. In general, there's not a lot of need for these. It depends. But in general, we recommend having at least the vast majority of the messages happen in topics. I mean, once you're replying to a conversation that's already ongoing, you kind of hardly notice this. It doesn't create any extra work.

You just click in and you're replied. It's not like you have to retype the topic or anything else. So it's really... not a lot of overhead. And once people get the idea, it's really pretty seamless. And we also give folks tools to reorganize everything if things do end up out of place. So you can move messages between topics as well as between channels.

You just click in and you're replied. It's not like you have to retype the topic or anything else. So it's really... not a lot of overhead. And once people get the idea, it's really pretty seamless. And we also give folks tools to reorganize everything if things do end up out of place. So you can move messages between topics as well as between channels.

So especially when an organization is just getting started and folks are getting used to the model, that really lets you reorganize things if things do end up in the wrong places to start with.

So especially when an organization is just getting started and folks are getting used to the model, that really lets you reorganize things if things do end up in the wrong places to start with.

And then you're just like, you know, it becomes a junk drawer.

And then you're just like, you know, it becomes a junk drawer.

Yeah. And the thinking is really that people are spending tons of time throughout the day on communication. Some surveys found that it's something like half of the time for a knowledge worker is spent on some communication of one kind or another. And so just making that more efficient can make a huge difference in terms of people's time.

Yeah. And the thinking is really that people are spending tons of time throughout the day on communication. Some surveys found that it's something like half of the time for a knowledge worker is spent on some communication of one kind or another. And so just making that more efficient can make a huge difference in terms of people's time.