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The biggest suprise for us was how quickly silos formed. We started dedicated 'virtual coffee break' channels on Slack and encouraged non-work chat. Also using tools like Miro for brainstorming helps simulate whiteboarding.
The lack of non-verbal cues in communication leads to more misunderstandings i think. You miss the body language, the tone. We encourage camera-on calls but cant force it. Training on clear written comms helped a bit.
For sponteneous stuff? We have an open 'lounge' video call people can drop into anytime during work hours. Sometimes its empty sometimes theres a few ppl chatting. Its not perfect but it sorta replicates bumping into someone.
we do themed social hours sometimes like virtual escape rooms or trivia. kinda cheesy but breaks the ice...
Time zones are the killer. We overlap core hours for meetings but its tough. We try really hard to document EVERYTHING so people can catch up asynchronously but its not the same as a quick chat is it. Its a constant struggle tbh.
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