Work Together Anywhere

TECHNOLOGY & TOOLS

“People still use the arguments from ten years ago when we talked about remote working for the first time. People tried it and it was a lot of hassle, and they won't try it again. Now all the technical stuff just works. Things are in the cloud. Our devices have plenty of battery life. Remote working can work. And when it does, it's brilliant!”

—TEO HÄRÉN, creativity expert, interesting.org ¹

CAVEAT: Since new tools are released all the time, it would be impossible to include a definitive list here. This is simply a collection of tools, gadgets, and resources that have been mentioned in my interviews and virtual communities. Note that the companion page at the Collaboration Superpowers website is updated every week (https://collaborationsuperpowers.com/tools).

POPULAR TOOL SUITES

The ever-informative resource Remote.co surveyed scores of remote companies to learn what suite of tools they use to fulfill their primary responsibilities.² The following are those most widely used on a regular or daily basis. (The tools in parentheses are listed in order of popularity.)

• Instant messaging (Slack, Skype, Google Chat)
• Project management (Trello, Pivotal Tracker, Basecamp)
• Team collaboration (Slack, Yammer)
• Phone calls (Skype, cell phones, landlines)

Text within quotation marks indicates the manufacturer's phrasing.

COLLABORATION

Brainstorming & Planning

A WEB WHITEBOARD. “A touch-friendly online whiteboard app that makes drawing, collaboration, and ...