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Why "brainstorming" has to be in person? On Slack or other service is much more inclusive as it include voices of people who are not great at getting themselves

Why "brainstorming" has to be in person? On Slack or other service is much more inclusive as it include voices of people who are not great at getting themselves heard in a live setting but they have great ideas. Plus everything is traceable.

haswell 5y ago
Not all brainstorming has to be in person. Many things can and should happen asynchronously (even if we're all in the office). But not all forms of collaborative work are equal. I addressed your question (why does this have to be in person) in another HN thread [0] a number of months back and I'm copying that comment here. The rest of that thread (parent and children) explore this in more depth. > I'm talking about conversations that might take all day, or days. Breaking down enormous problems. Deep collaborative work. Can you do this in a virtual room? Yes. Will you achieve the same outcome? Early results (in my case) seem to indicate the answer is "no". > I want the ability to pace around the room at times. Look my collaborators in the eye. Pick up on non-verbal cues that are often impossible to see remotely. Step away as a group to share a much needed lunch break. > And when passionate people are involved, and many viewpoints are present, the ability to all argue/debate a topic vigorously - even show frustration at the right moments - and then all share a beer at the end of the day, is critical. Having that same vigorous debate on Zoom and then dropping off to our individual lives doesn't leave room for reconnecting with each other as humans - something that is critical for maintaining relationships. > Not every project requires this kind of interaction. But for things that do, the remote format just doesn't work well for everyone. - [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24793079 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24793079

haswell 5y ago

Not all brainstorming has to be in person. Many things can and should happen asynchronously (even if we're all in the office). But not all forms of collaborative work are equal. I addressed your question (why does this have to be in person) in another HN thread [0] a number of months back and I'm copying that comment here. The rest of that thread (parent and children) explore this in more depth. > I'm talking about conversations that might take all day, or days. Breaking down enormous problems. Deep collaborative work. Can you do this in a virtual room? Yes. Will you achieve the same outcome? Early results (in my case) seem to indicate the answer is "no". > I want the ability to pace around the room at times. Look my collaborators in the eye. Pick up on non-verbal cues that are often impossible to see remotely. Step away as a group to share a much needed lunch break. > And when passionate people are involved, and many viewpoints are present, the ability to all argue/debate a topic vigorously - even show frustration at the right moments - and then all share a beer at the end of the day, is critical. Having that same vigorous debate on Zoom and then dropping off to our individual lives doesn't leave room for reconnecting with each other as humans - something that is critical for maintaining relationships. > Not every project requires this kind of interaction. But for things that do, the remote format just doesn't work well for everyone. - [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24793079 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24793079