Photo: BIGSTOCKTrying to digitize community-building in liminal spaces comes with its own problemsNot all donuts are bad for you. An app that plugs into the collaboration platform Slack, Donut creates random virtual meetings between colleagues to foster connection and community. Smaller businesses in the tech space which work primarily online set up virtual water coolers years ago. It’s more likely that the real virtual water cooler will pop up outside of the official channels. Spontaneous, informal communication is clearly valuable for business, but it takes place in liminal spaces.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 28, 2020 11:15 UTC