With Slack becoming a big part of the communication and collaboration toolset of many modern organizations, it often gets misused. Much like how email became a repository for historical knowledge, Slack has followed suit – for better or for worse (we say worse ). If you are intentionally (or unintentionally)…
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How to fix an FAQ problem in startups and enterprises by integrating knowledge into common workflows
Frequently asked questions (FAQs) are a common productivity inhibitor in organizations of all shapes and sizes. In small companies, the challenges involving repeated questions are surrounding a lack of time, a growing team and a lack of reliable documentation. In enterprises, they struggle with the volume of FAQs, challenges involving…
How do I choose the right knowledge base structure for my startup?
The last thing startup founders want to think about is knowledge management. It’s way less exciting than shipping new products and features. It’s way less sexy than perfecting that design and brand. It’s most certainly way less exciting than fundraising and negotiating a term sheet. But, consider these situations that…
How startups achieve hockey stick growth with better communication and collaboration in Slack
Startups need every advantage they can gain if they want to achieve exponential growth depicted in pitch deck charts by the iconic shape of the most important piece of equipment for Canada’s favorite pass-time, the hockey stick. There are a lot of things that a startup needs to get right…
4 ways startups use KM tools to outrun the competition
If you’ve never worked at a startup, chances are that you’ve never quite felt the “hair on fire” moments that come with the rollercoaster ride of emotions experienced by its employees. It’s hard to describe other than to say it’s scary, exhilarating, stressful, fun, energizing and exhausting all at the…
Why Slack search isn’t enough for customer success teams
Chances are, your customer success team spends a good amount (probably a majority) of their day in the modern work operating system, Slack. The reason so many teams rely on the Slack platform for this purpose is because it is a tool that enables customer issues to be resolved faster…
How to build a wiki or knowledge base in Slack
With Slack becoming the operating system of the workplace, it is increasingly important to integrate more and more workplace tools with the platform. Leading the charge, is fully integrating internal knowledge and documentation with Slack. Let’s first take a moment to consider what one would ideally like out of a…
How to accelerate DevOps teams by bringing knowledge to Slack
Slack is redefining internal workflows by establishing itself as the operating system of the modern workplace. As more productivity tools continue to invest in deeper and deeper integrations with the Slack platform, they solidify it’s status at the nucleus of operations. This of course, extends to knowledge management, and Slack’s…
How to enable self-service IT support in a remote environment
Ignoring the shift to work-from-home during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, remote work has been on the rise for a long time. Between 2005 to 2017, remote working arrangements increased by 159%. Today that number is at 4.7 million (3.4% of the US population). Even with the difficulties of the pandemic,…
April 2020 Changelog
Even the COVID-19 pandemic can’t stop us; we’re pushing updates to Obie all the time and April 2020 is no exception. Here is our latest changelog: Search, search, search! Obie’s NLP got another boost. We’re always working to enhance Obie’s core natural language understanding and saw a healthy boost in…