Secrets of Being Highly Productive: Slack

I talked about Slack and how we're using it at Skokie Public Library to make communication better.

Transcript

1. Secrets to Being Highly Productive Brodie Austin, Skokie Public Library
2. Slack
3. A communication tool for teams.
9. Started by Stewart Butterfield, one of the creators of Flickr. "Stewart Butterfield, WSJ 2015 Innovator's Award Video"
10. “That’s why what we’re selling is organizational transformation.” https://medium.com/@stewart/we-dont-sell-saddles-here-4c59524d650d
11. “Its 1.25 million users now include employee teams at Samsung, eBay, Pinterest, Deloitte, Harvard University, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the U.S. Department of State.” http://www.wsj.com/articles/slack-ceo-stewart-butterfield-on-changing-the-way-we- work-1446689564
12. How we use it
18. Other uses for Slack
19. Online Communities http://www.slacklist.info/
20. Conferences & Events http://www.theverge.com/ 2015/9/18/9349425/slack-future-of- conferences-xoxo-festival
21. Learning Platform https://www.edsurge.com/news/ 2016-03-04-could-slack-be-the-next- online-learning-platform
22. Controversy
23. Slack, I'm Breaking Up With You https://medium.com/better-people/slack-i-m-breaking-up-with-you-54600ace03ea
24. "You’re splitting my attention into a thousand tiny pieces"
25. So, what are your options?
26. Don't use it!
27. Use it with specific teams.
28. Know why you're using it and use it consistently.
29. Thank you! baustin@skokielibrary.info