For the last couple of years, like many other teams, the team at InnerSpace has adapted to the reality of hybrid and remote teams, and like many others, this was an adjustment.
Luckily, we weren't alone in this transition, and many emerging tools have helped our team and other teams work remotely from a variety of different offices while staying connected. We mastered many communication tools, explored team building from a distance, had an endless amount of online meetings, and video calls, and found ways to improve our workplace experience even through unprecedented change in today's workplace.
Meet InnerSpace's top seven workplace tech tools
The best browser for productivity - Sidekick
It’s optimized, it’s productive, it’s the coolest browser around. The InnerSpace team loves Sidekick’s speed, tools, and privacy (it matters as much to them as it does to us!). Sidekick helps keep our team focused and keep track of their screen time. It also keeps all the apps we use close at hand. Its intuitive interface made it a great tool, and the search functionality helped us keep our other tools close at hand.
The smartest scheduling for teams - ReclaimAi
Reclaim works with our Google Calendars to help us block time and figure out where are priorities for the week are. As far as productivity tools go, it's at the top of the pack, and helps our team maximize time and plan their schedules in a realistic way. It also supports our team in creating smart scheduling habits that help us all get the most out of our work days. For a quickly growing team, it's a great way to schedule meetings.
Sameer, our VP of Operations loves ReclaimAi’s ability to sync multiple calendars and block time to complete tasks.
Did we mention it also works with Slack?
The best way to give feedback - Loom
Loom is a quick and easy way to record feedback and share complex ideas. It works on desktop, or with mobile apps and Google Chrome. It’s a great tool for helping with tech issues in real time and sharing asynchronous feedback.
Abigail, our designer at InnerSpace and a self-professed visual communicator, loves Loom because it allows her to share thoughts with colleagues that might seem too brief for an all out formal meeting, but are important to the tasks at hand and can be quickly resolved.
The new classic for internal communication - Slack
A classic that we use constantly at InnerSpace, Slack is an essential part of our workflow how our employees communicate. There's a reason it's an essential part of a whole generation of employees' internal communications. It's easy to use interface keeps our entire team connected, and it works with a whole bunch of other apps that we love. Slack is a key part of today's company culture and employee engagement. With new features all the time, we think Slack will be the gold standard in internal communication tools for years to come.
The best app to collaborate, no matter where our teams are - Notion Teamspaces
More than a workspace, or a doc, Teamspaces helps us work together, outside of silos and have all your projects close at hand. It's an impactful team collaboration software that has many features, including ways to create content, provide feedback, assign tasks, and share ideas. It's a great way for remote workers to keep up with workflow and organize files. We think it's one of the essential collaboration tools for a remote workforce. It's infinitely customizable, too, so it's what we need, every time.
The best collaboration tool - Miro
Miro is a visual platform that our developers love. It's got great brainstorming capabilities, and has over a hundred integrations with the tools they're already using, like Google Docs and Zoom. It's secure, can be scaled, and they love its ability to keep everything they need in one spot.
Matt, our co-founder and VP of Research and Development loves Miro for its simplicity, whiteboarding abilities, user following, and granular access control.
The best tool for the UX/UI design process - Figma
Figma keeps everyone in the design process connected and makes design project management a breeze. It helps our teams communicate throughout the design process, and collaborate in an authentic, productive way. It helps with brainstorming, communication, and with keeping project notes organized and accessible for team members, no matter where they're working. It supports consistency and efficiency, two areas that help our design team create, share files, collaborate, and access what they need to do their best work quickly and access the tools needed to innovate impactfully.
We're excited about being part of the future of hybrid office tech tools
There's so much innovation with hybrid workplaces, and we imagine there will be no end to tools to make the employee experience the best it can be, as we move through changing work. We can't wait to see what else is coming and continue to be a part of this evolving landscape.
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