One of the simplest, most versatile tools for meetings is the good ole’ stack of index cards. Is it possible to recreate the experience of pushing 3×5 cards around on…
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Wide Links #14
Another fresh serving of articles and presentations about remote work and distributed teams, from all around the web. In this edition: building trust, collaborating on visual design while distributed, keeping…
Avoid meeting hiccups with a dress rehearsal
Coordinating a large remote meeting can seem like putting on a major stage production. Make sure your meetings go off without a hitch by practicing first. Picture this: it’s time…
Wide Teams Podcast Episode 7: BohConf Roundtable Part 2
This episode features the conclusion of a roundtable about dispersed teams held at BohConf, an unconference held within RailsConf 2010. In this part, the participants talk about video conferencing, balancing…
Screencast: Flowdock Test Drive
Flowdock is a web-based hosted text chat application, along same lines as Campfire or Talker. Flowdock has some unique features which set it apart from those tools, which I demonstrate…
The Wide Teams Bootstrap Guide: Part 2
In part 2 of this series, I talk about why face time is essential; the two types of realtime communication tool which should form the backbone of your day to…
The Remote Toolkit: Google Drawings (screencast)
A quick walkthrough of the basic features of the new Google Drawing app, with a focus on remote collaboration features. Photo credit: Fran Pregernik
Remote Toolkit: MindMeister (Screencast)
A short screencast demoing one of my favorite remote team collaboration tools: MindMeister. In it, I demonstrate how mind maps can be built collaboratively by multiple users, and talk a…