In episode 19 of Techsplaining, Brett, Mark, Rob, and Stephanie discuss the topic of “Is collaboration too invasive in our lives?”
All of these tools are awesome, but you still need to have your think time. How do you collaborate and is it really productive?

* General news:

* OneNote client application going away, focus on the desktop app
* Opinions on Mobile phone options – phones without internet access??

* Main topic: Has collab gone too far? The Techsplaining crew talks through some of our personal collaboration and productivity challenges.

* More access or too much distraction? How do you get in the zone?
* How do you get your “think time’?
* Are we expected to respond immediately?
* How is disruptive collaboration different at different points in your career?
* Development has changed over the years – from being an individual coder to coding as part of a team
* Collaboration with teams in other time zones
* Making choices on what we allow to be present in our lives
* Do we move from one tool to the next? Or just keep piling the tools on?
* How do you use Office 365 “My Analytics” to be more productive?
* Using office hours to reduce back and forth collaboration
* Virtual Happy Hours with your team
* Collaborating with people you don’t work with

* References and random comments:

* Harmon.ie – Inbox pause https://harmon.ie
* My Analytics in Office 365 https://products.office.com/en-us/business/myanalytics-personal-analytics
* Shared spaces for working https://www.wework.com/