Organising collaboration.
WHAT TO CREATE A TEAM FOR
A group of people working together over time.
WHAT NOT TO CREATE A TEAM FOR
A single conversation A short project, unless it will be archived Every department subdivision
WHAT TO USE CHANNELS FOR
Distinct topics within that team's work.
HOW MANY CHANNELS
Few. Enough that people know where to post.
WHY
Too many, and conversation fragments and nobody follows any of them.
WHAT TO NAME CHANNELS
Descriptively, and consistently.
WHAT TO DO ABOUT TEAM SPRAWL
Restrict creation, or require a request process Review inactive teams periodically Archive teams that are finished
WHAT ARCHIVING DOES
Preserves content in a read-only state.
WHY THAT IS BETTER THAN DELETING
History remains available.
WHAT TO ESTABLISH ABOUT MEMBERSHIP
Owners for every team, and more than one.
WHY MORE THAN ONE
A team whose only owner leaves cannot be administered.
WHAT TO REVIEW
Teams with no owner, which accumulate.
