Go async-first with your team.
If you and your team wish to work async-first and you’re not sure which practices to adopt, you've reached the right place. This method stack offers ideas for small changes you can implement on your team to go async-first, one step at a time. The launch video on this page (from a few years back) offers a quick overview.
Use the filters below to find async-first methods that are relevant to your team. For detailed articles, check out the blog.
Organise using team topologies
To minimise each team’s cognitive load and to limit noisy interactions, you may need to revisit your team structures. Team topologies offer you a handy framework to rethink what teams you need and how they interact.
Identify indicators for change
You won’t know if your changes make a difference, until you have indicators and metrics in place. Use the leading and lagging indicators in this method, as your sensible default.
Study the pioneers
Learn from the industry pioneers like Gitlab, Automattic, BaseCamp, Doist about asynchronous work.
Build the reading habit
Build the reading muscle, start with anything that interests you. It’ll help you get more productive with your asynchronous work experience.
Take the writing course
Writing is the number one async and remote superpower. How about you hone that craft?