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The world has truly woken up to the age of decentralised communication. The US congress is releasing the ACCESS Act bill to enforce interoperability and data portability between platforms; the EU is pushing forwards with the Digital Markets Act for the same - and the German national healthcare system has published its plan to standardise 150,000 healthcare organisations on Matrix.
Zulip for Education is a new open source team chat product used at university departments around the world, including MIT, University of California San Diego and Technical University of Munich, Germany.
If you’ve heard someone in your company reference an “org chart” and were left scratching your head, you’re not alone. It’s a common shortening of the term “organizational chart,” which was coined by engineer Willard C. Brinton in the early 20th century. What is an organizational chart? A visual diagram showing the relationships between people and departments inside an organization.
The past year has seen flexibility and adaptation in the face of large-scale changes—with companies investing in tools like chat, content, scheduling, and more to collaborate. That said, organisations haven’t seen a meaningful uptick in productivity. That’s because all those tools aren’t doing what they’re supposed to—helping teams manage and coordinate work.
