What do you honestly think of asynchronous communication?

Well i was already working on asynchronous mode for more than 3 years. Even when in office, I would send a slack message to people sitting next to meet, to not interrupt their current work with inquiries. In my opinion it is far more productive way of work, as you don't lose focus from unscheduled interruptions. You need synchronous communication from time to time for sure. A least for socialising purpose. I'm scheduling all synchronous meeting with Callendly, so it never interrupt my work routine.

there is definately a space for both, synchronous and asynchronous communication. unfortunately, most of the workers are pushed into synchronous communication that is overused in genearal. it is great for important meetings like planning and sprints. but do we really need to respond immediately on every message? it reminds me notifications on my phone that i all turned off few years ago. asynchronous communication requires shift in thinking. i hope we have more of it in future, as that would lead into more focused work. ps: maybe 1 day for a response is a bit long time, but few hours is all right.

I'm expecting the asynchronous com to stay post covid, with exception of the habit forming meeting like sprint standup & restrospective.

I love this question. To me, the important thing is for organizations to have clear policies and set expectations for when colleagues should be communicating asynchronously and how often they should meet for synchronous communication. I do think most organizations overuse synchronous communication and waste a lot of people's times. Asynchronous communication has the benefit of allowing each person to respond at their own convenience. However, when discussing complex issues that need to be hashed out with input from both sides, asynchronous communication can quickly make a mountain out of a mole hill. When I did my software engineering bootcamp, and we were having issues with our projects, we had to communicate asynchronously. The instructors would often respond with a bunch of very generic and open ended questions, even though the issue could've been solved probably in five minutes face-to-face.

Definitely see asynchronous communication continuing. It's great for all the between meetings work that needs to go on.

It's destroyed the world. We treat our relationships like Netflix. See my book from 2018.

I use and prefer both, depending on the circumstances and the nature and urgency of the matter at hand. If it's not urgent, asynchronous works fine. If it's urgent and important -- e.g. something in our app is broken and needs to be taken care of now because if it's not, customers are not able to use our app -- then I prefer synchronous. I think there's a place for both to coexist.

Async communication apps, specifically Yac Allow me to be far more productive during deep work times and also has saved me several hours per week not having to coordinate schedules for meetings or calls. Can’t wait for async voice apps to replace the phone call as a primary form of auditory communication.

Asynchronous by default, synchronous when needed is how we've been working so far. I find it interesting how on a lot of places you get the idea that you have to choose between one of the two, combining them takes a bit getting used to in the beginning but is definitely doable.

It's not so much that I love asynchronous, as much as I hate having to do things at a set time and date. It's a flow and inspiration killer, and makes me feel trapped. So Asynchronous all the way!