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Zulip 6.0: Threaded open-source team chat

We’re excited to announce the release of Zulip Server 6.0, containing hundreds of new features and bug fixes! Zulip is an open-source team chat application designed to help people collaborate to solve any challenge. With conversations organized by topic, Zulip is ideal for both live and asynchronous communication. Fortune 500 companies, leading open-source projects, and thousands of other organizations use Zulip every day.

The Human Side of the Way We Work | Distributed22

How have our feelings about — and, thus, their engagement with, relationships at, and perceptions of — work shifted in recent years? In our Distributed ‘22 keynote, Paul D’Arcy, Chief Marketing Officer at Miro, unveils insights from our in-depth exploration of the evolving behavior, preferences, and priorities of today’s employees. Followed by an insightful discussion Katherine von Jan - Chief Strategy Officer, Salesforce Innovation. Walk away with actionable solutions for fostering humanity in the modern workplace.

How the City of Cologne is leading the way in delivering secure and compliant digital collaboration

Government agencies are under increasing pressure to modernize their IT systems, provide better employee hybrid experiences and deliver affordable digital services to their citizens. In this immersive live session, Rene Jahnke, Solution Architect at the City of Cologne, will share how a 2,000-year-old city is driving digital transformation while ensuring data protection.

Live Chat Agent Software: Definition and the Benefits

Live Chat Agent Software: Quality customer care plays a vital role in an organization’s overall growth and continuity. How you respond and resolve customer issues and concerns determines the long-term success of your business. Investing in quality tools such as live chat agent software is important. The software helps you solve many problems centrally, thus, enabling you to offer satisfaction to your customers.

Unify Siloed Systems for a Cohesive Employee Experience | Simpplr

Siloed systems are, by nature, isolated from other departments, resulting in mass miscommunication. Some of the issues that arise include: For example, if your marketing team can’t access your sales information, then they’re only getting part of the picture–and this incomplete data leads to lost time and money. And then, that same marketing team may formulate data differently than the sales team, and that’s where errors occur.

What Are The Examples Of Effective Team Dynamics in 2023?

Creating an environment that encourages collaboration is key to a successful company culture, but it’s also important to have a good balance of power on your team. You don’t want one person to feel like they’re being treated unfairly by the rest of the staff—but if everyone feels like they’re equal stakeholders, you’ll find yourself with a cohesive team that works together seamlessly. The best way to achieve this is through dialogue.

How Organizations are Using Miro to Create a Better World | Distributed 22

Miro’s infinite whiteboard isn’t just for businesses. Countless nonprofit organizations around the world use Miro to develop and run innovative programs to serve their communities and the planet. In this session, we’ll meet a few of these organizations and see how they keep Miro at the heart of their work as they strive to solve some of the biggest challenges facing the world today.

Working Smarter Through Your Tech Stack | Distributed22

There’s no amount of tools that can resolve systemic collaborative inefficiencies like communication siloes, ineffective meetings, or time spent looking for information. Join leaders from Slack, Dropbox, and Miro who are thinking about how to enable all teams across an organization, and how you can best optimize your own collaboration stack to make work easier, more engaging, and innovative.

Innovation in the Modern Workplace | Distributed22

After several years of focusing almost solely on survival, business executives are starting to re-prioritize innovation-led growth. Derive inspiration from Varun Parmar, Head of Product & Briana Rogers Head of Product Marketing at Miro, as they not only share Miro’s recent innovations but also showcase how companies are using Miro to innovate within their own industries.

How to Create a Customer Service Strategy for the Holidays (+Top 5 Tips)

The holiday season can be stressful for customers and businesses. We at Freshdesk understand the impact of this holiday rush, especially on your customer support team. That’s why we have put together some of the best holiday customer service strategies to prepare you for the holiday shopping window that lasts until the new year.