Stub a new page on our communication philosophy.

Author: danielbachhuber

team-culture/communication.md

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+# Communication
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+Communication is the oxygen of a distributed team. It is critically important to do well.
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+There are a variety of tools we can use to communicate. For any given conversation, be deliberate about the tool you choose.
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+Always default to text. Although it takes more effort upfront, text includes the under-appreciated attribute of creating a written archive. The written word can scale to an infinite number of readers.
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+Use public communication channels unless the discussion topic explicitly needs to be private. [Slack](tools/slack.md) is appropriate for synchronous, ephemeral communication. Make sure summaries and decisions are captured to a more permanent location (e.g. [O2](tools/o2.md) or [Trello](tools/trello.md)).
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+A Hangout or Skype meeting didn't happen unless someone took notes and posted them afterwards.