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Ask HN: Do you have inspiring spontaneous conversations while remote working?

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Post by johnnyzzj »

My research tells me that spontaneous conversation in office is one important factor in inspiring new ideas and increasing productivity.

I'm studying if there is any strategies to compensate the loss of these conversations in remote working and do people really need a new strategy. So, I have a few questions do ask.

1. Do you miss these conversations? Back to the in-office time, when do you usually have a spontaneous chat that is interesting and also meaningful to your work? (eg. After a conference)

2. In remote work, have you tried to restore these moments? What did you do? Is it working well?

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Post by johnnyzzj »

bot41 wrote: post #2

Did you see this thread? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24665472

Yes, I did. Thx for bring it up. But I still want to get more details, like can these conversations be productive? Or how are they different from in-office ones? And when do people like to have these conversations?

Thx for reply!

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Post by osrec »

For me, the spontaneous conversations were always a bit of an annoyance in the office. They seemed to detract from work rather than adding value. This will probably vary from sector to sector - in my sector (finance), I found the adhoc conversations were a distraction, and often ended up on obscure tangents that were rarely useful.

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Post by nottorp »

johnnyzzj wrote: post #3
bot41 wrote: post #2

Did you see this thread? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24665472

Yes, I did. Thx for bring it up. But I still want to get more details, like can these conversations be productive? Or how are they different from in-office ones? And when do people like to have these conversations? Thx for reply!

If they’re spontaneous there are no rules are there? Are you proposing to regulate spontaneity?

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Post by illwrks »

Our Friday stand-up is pretty much an opportunity to share a song from a year and why it's meaningful to you personally. The idea was suggested by our scrum master last June and it has gone down well. It's been good for maintaining the bonds while remote working and also learn a bit more about colleagues.

That and having an understanding that everyone has ups and downs especially as we will face into winter and the uncertainty around what that means. In an odd way I've learned more about the team than I would have if we were in the office.

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