Abstract
Innovations in technology and the growth of the global economy are changing the way companies work. With an increasing number of workers distributed across the world, the communication tools teams have traditionally used are transforming to suit these changes [1]. Design educators are aware of these changes and design students are responding by using communication tools familiar to them. This paper examines the use of the increasingly popular cloud-based team collaboration tool, Slack [2] in the context of a Global Design Project and assesses some of its benefits and drawbacks compared to other communication technologies available, including social media. Educators who seek to provide guidance for students, and students who seek to learn about tools that are increasingly being adopted by businesses that need to effectively communicate asynchronously will be interested in this assessment of Slack and this paper’s recommendations for its application in similar work.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education |
| Subtitle of host publication | Building Community : Design Education for a Sustainable Future, E & PDE 2017 |
| Place of Publication | Bristol |
| Pages | 346-351 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781904670841 |
| Publication status | Published - 7 Sept 2017 |
| Event | 19th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education, E and PDE 2017 - Oslo, Norway Duration: 7 Sept 2017 → 8 Sept 2017 |
Conference
| Conference | 19th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education, E and PDE 2017 |
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| Country/Territory | Norway |
| City | Oslo |
| Period | 7/09/17 → 8/09/17 |
Keywords
- a/synchronous communication
- Slack
- social media
- industrial design
- communication tools