What I learned about collaboration

Posted by Ken
Jun 19, 2020 at 06:26 AM

jaslar wrote:
Ken, it might be a *little* off topic, but it’s certainly the kind of
>information management case likely to interest this community. I didn’t
>know about ANY of the services you mentioned. I once helped someone put
>up a Blogger site to do something like this, but I can see why you’d be
>looking for an even more frictionless enviornment.
> >As for Microsoft, I just hate the Office environment. (That’s why I’m
>responding, shaking my virtual fist!) At my last, ostensibly Microsoft
>shop most staff used Google apps to get things done. There are a host of
>new, collaborative office toolsets. Most of them seem focused on contact
>lists, calendars, and project management. You’re looking more for a
>collaborative content management system, I think, although maybe it’s
>enough to display images, collect comments, and export the files to ...
>something enduring or manipulable. I’m curious to hear how your journey
>progresses.
> >

Thanks for indulging. :) I try not to go OT, but I guess this was a bit like CRIMPing - trying to find that perfect solution to an information management problem. I realize comparing the two scenarios (office vs photos) is not really a fair comparison, but I just wanted to highlight that there can be new approaches to old issues that improve the interaction and process. I really like the term “frictionless” and am glad that you called it out. It just seems to be somewhat lost in the office software environment these days. I realize that the number of documents and the number of parties involved in my work is probably never going to fully lend itself to such an elegant solution, but I am sure it can still be improved. The video industry had a similar issue with reviewing and gathering feedback and they managed to create a number of solutions that attempt to make things better for all of the parties involved.

Regarding my selection, I chose Frame.io. It was not perfect, but it had a good blend of features, UI and value. Had I been able to do one or two tweaks to most of them, I am sure that any of them would have been close to an ideal choice. I am just starting out, but I will try to report back when I know more.

—Ken