WLP341 Whats Going On: Will Asynchronous Communication Save Remote Work?

11/23/23 • 49 min

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Maya and Pilar share their thoughts on the last two episodes, both of which covered different aspects of asynchronous communication. While some organisations are still struggling with incorporating a “good” version of async, others are getting ready to introduce AI. Where will it all end?

Links and mentions They refer back to episode 339 and 340. Talk about the recent Loom acquisition by Atlassian: https://www.atlassian.com/blog/announcements/atlassian-acquires-loom

Pilar mentions the AI Marketing Show, and a listener sent in this article on Working Out Loud: https://www.reworked.co/collaboration-productivity/rehumanize-your-workplace-by-working-out-loud/ For a longer summary, check out

https://www.virtualnotdistant.com/podcasts/more-async

Links and mentions They refer back to episode 339 and 340. Talk about the recent Loom acquisition by Atlassian: https://www.atlassian.com/blog/announcements/atlassian-acquires-loom

https://www.virtualnotdistant.com/podcasts/more-async

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WLP340 Public vs Private Online Groups: The Impact on Creativity

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With the rise of online communities and digital platforms, the way we share, innovate, and co-create has evolved. Wietske van Osch, together with Burcu Bulgurcu recently published research, exploring the nuances of collaborative creativity in online spaces. Pilar came across the piece in the MIT Sloan Review, and invited Wietske onto the show.

This episode is a great example of the power of online communities. Pilar read the article “The Profound Influence of Small Choices in Digital Collaboration” in the Fall 2023 edition of the MIT Sloan Review, and shared it in a Slack community hosted by previous guest Rachael Happe. One of its members, Lori, happened to know Wietske and she introduced her to Pilar.

In this episode, Wietske van Osch talks about her recent research into enterprise social networks, exploring how a group's choice of private or public channels influences the type of creativity nurtured.

Connect with Wietske over on LinkedIn. You can find the full show notes over at

https://www.virtualnotdistant.com/podcasts/public-private At Virtual not Distant, we consider asynchronous communication an essential practice of online collaboration. That’s why we’ve created an audio-first course for managers new to leading remote teams, and new managers. Find out more about the course here or get in touch with Pilar through our contact form.

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Would you like to give feedback on "Time Management for Remote Workers"?

Hi, Pilar here. This is a very short announcement to let you know that I’ll be releasing soon a book on time management for remote workers.

This is an experiment. I am co writing it with Chat GPT, but I think it's wonderful. And I can say that because I’ve mainly been working on this as an editor and coach, and most of the writing has come from Chat GPT.

I am now looking for Beta Readers. It's a short book, it's about 20,000 words long, which means about an hour of reading. I'll be able to offer it to you as a PDF or an EPUB.

I would love to hear what you think, because although I do have the distance as an author, they’re not my words.

I am thinking of publishing it definitely before the New Year, before January. So if you are interested in checking it out and just giving me a couple of feedback tips, like, did you like it? Did you not? Is it boring? Is it too basic?I just need to put it out there and get people's opinions on it.

Please email me (email in the audio) or use the contact form over at https://www.virtualnotdistant.com/contact-us

Next week, we've got a cracking episode with Valentina Thorner, talking about the two axes of distributed work: time and location.