COLLABORATION FEED

The Space Feed is the main entry point to initiate a discussion or make teams aware of particular needs. When adding a post in the feed, you have the possibility of starting a conversation with one or several group members. The post can also be referred to in future meetings.
Moreover, all those messages and keywords will be searchable allowing for information to be easily found when needed.

Please consider the following points when posting in the feed.

Getting Started

Post Topic

Just like a subject line in an email, the topic header is used to connect the conversations into a single thread. Entering a specific topic to your new post will allow for members to track the conversation later. 

Before creating a new post, be sure to use the search function to see if there is already an on going conversation about your topic.

If you find an older post that relates to your new comment or questions, simply add them to the existing thread and the system will bring this conversation to top of every group members feed. This allows every member to see that new information or questions have been raised.

Post Audience 

By default posts are proposed to all members in the collaboration space. You can change this and add specific recipients for the post by using the "To" function and searching for the members you would like to address.  If a new or additional team member should be added at a later date, simply add them to the conversation the same way. They will then have access to the entire thread. You can also add people anytime by tagging them in your comments. 

File and Link Attachments

Make it easier for people to provide their insights in the right place. You can either attach documents already saved in the Collaboration Drive, or directly from your computer or cloud drive (Google, Dropbox etc.). You can also link external locations using the destination URL. 

# Tags

Just like social media, # tags allow the system to group related information making searching for it easier.  Use the # function to index your information, projects or tasks. Once a # has been established it can be used again and again to help sort your groups work.

Customize Your Feed

Customize Your View

Using the settings wheel you can choose to see or hide task posts in your feed, as well as use the "smart follow mode". 

Smart follow mode reduces the "noise" in the Feed, allowing you to follow only conversations that are of interest to you. When the smart follow mode is switched on, only following types of feed messages are brought to your attention:

  • Posts you created
  • Posts that you have commented on
  • Posts you have been specifically tagged in or sent

PIN & Favorite CONVERSATIONS

To pin the message, click the Pin button or click the three dots button > Pin. You can pin an unlimited number of messages. The pinned messages are displayed in the same order as they have been pinned. To unpin the message, click the Pin button again or select the corresponding option. If you pin more than two posts, they will be collapsed into one window and won't interfere with your work.

 If the message is important to you, add it to Favorites by clicking the three dots button > Add To Favorites. All messages marked as Favorites can be found by applying the Favorites filter.

Different forms & puposes

When creating a feed post, you can choose from four different formats. General message, Poll, Appreciations, or Announcements. Each has their own purpose.

  • General Posts: Use these to start general conversations about various topics of insterest.
  • Polls: Ask for feedback on specific questions by giving your team members choices to select and vote on.
  • Appreciations: Add a bit of team building and let your team members know they have done a good job.
  • Announcements: Make a post that requires your team members to acknowlege that they have read it. 

Collaboration Chat vs. Collaboration Feed

The chat tool is there for less formal communication. Since any communication initiated by the feed also gets published in the chat, the risk of missing important communications is very low. 

Whenever any team member involved in the collaboration space is mentioned in a feed post or added to a task/calendar event and automatic notification is sent to their chat app informing them. These notifications can be customized to meet your individual needs. 

You can also create feed posts and tasks directly from the group chat messages, allowing you to take the chat to the conversation area easily and open up a more collaborative conversation thread while keeping all relative information in one place.