Ideas

Documenting Plants with a 3D Printer, NFC, and Cardinal

August 9, 2023

Follow the path from new tool to idea to finished product as we solve the problem of how to remember what plat is what in the garden.

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Your Team Chat App Probably Isn't Asynchronous

July 27, 2023

Personal and cultural expectations have a lot to do with how teams use chat tools, and those expectations tend to cause them to be used synchronously

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Sharing Without Interrupting

May 1, 2023

While we love the boost of endorphins we get from being validated with immediate feedback from real-time communication, we're not fans of the feeling we get at the end of the day, when we realize we did more conversation juggling and bantering, than building and shipping.

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Why We Don't Show Typing Status in Cardinal

June 1, 2022

Here's how being deliberate with building Discussions helped reduce interruptions and improve inclusivity in Cardinal.

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The Difficulty of DMs

May 10, 2022

"How can I reduce back channels?" was one of my core motivations when I started thinking about building Cardinal.

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There's Nothing Special About Remote Work

May 6, 2021

When we talk about how to be successful in the workplace, it doesn't matter if your team is remote or not.

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Remote Work Pros and Cons

April 5, 2021

We hear about remote work constantly. We've been building great remote teams for a while and wanted to share some positives and negatives for working remotely.  

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Open Letter

June 22, 2020

We published this letter as an open letter about why we were building Cardinal before our preview launch.

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