[lukethomas]

Most workplace communication tools are focused on improving the efficiency of communication. I think of this as laying "pipes". It's never been easier to jump on a video call or ping someone in Slack or email. What happens is that the information/communication doesn't flow on a repeatable or predictable basis.

What people really need when remote is a way to help create and automate a series of communication habits/workflows, so instead of hunting around or perusing Slack to understand what's going on, the information flows to you. Like a series of communication pumps.

Right now, most managers manually collect this, which is an epic waste of time.

Self plug, but after 8 years working remotely and constantly running into the workplace chat firehose, I've built software to help automate any routine update at work (https://www.friday.app).