Slack Canvas arrives, the new Slack to enable the improvement of the productivity of organizations through a new space in which they can “create, organize and share essential information”.
It is based on the idea that within the Slack spaces there is already some shared information, while other information is distributed in third-party applications, and that there is also useful information that can also be accessed through news articles. , photos and videos online.
With real-time collaboration
With this in mind, if Slack is the main productivity tool, Canvas aims to be that unified space where it is possible to select and organize the information that becomes the necessary knowledge that allows the same organization to work.
In Slack’s words:
If Slack is where work gets done, Canvas is where knowledge is created and shared across teams. Canvases enhance the real-time collaboration you have across channels by providing a permanent place to organize and share information of any kind
In practice, the aim is to optimize the workflow by having the necessary information in advance, avoiding wasting time searching for information in third-party applications and on the Internet in general.
This is how Canvas works
The idea behind Canvas may already sound familiar, where it practically consists of offering canvases where you can include the necessary information in its different forms, where in the case of Slack, it even allows you to add applications and “rich media”, as well as automations through action buttons. and other resources, making everything available at a glance.
In addition, everything that is included can be located through searches in a similar way to content searches on channels.
And also:
Not only can canvases be created for whatever you’re working on, but they can also be combined with any channel or conversation to centralize information and drive alignment.
Slack exemplifies what Canvas brings to Salesforce investigations, noting that:
Sales teams can activate a customer account channel equipped with an attached canvas that the entire account team can use to stay aligned. This could include links to important files and other canvases, such as charts of accounts and executive briefing notes, and a curated list of relevant channels the team should reference to support their account.
Availability
Slack notes that Canvas is starting to roll out to be available to all users over the next few months, though customers on paid plans will have access to both standalone canvases and canvases that already exist as part of channels and messages. direct messages, while teams with free accounts will have access to canvases in channels and direct messages.
Via: Slack
More information: Canvas promotional video
