Ourspace

The collaborative team design canvas

5.0•2 reviews•

491 followers

The collaborative team design canvas

5.0•2 reviews•

491 followers

•

Project management software

•

Team collaboration software

Ourspace equips tech leaders to make smarter team design decisions by bringing together people, projects, and priorities into one contextual place.

Ourspace gallery image

Ourspace gallery image

Ourspace gallery image

Ourspace gallery image

Ourspace gallery image

Free Options

Launch tags:Productivity•SaaS•Tech

Launch Team

AWS Activate CreditsCredits that fuel your startup’s next milestone

Promoted

This looks awesome. In my previous company, we did this on Google Sheets and it was a nightmare—clunky, slow, never really up to date and we did not have great visibility on past projects of coworkers. I remember having to pull in data from perf management, HR, roadmap etc. And then, once we added Eng & Product Directors, they would have access to their peers' data 😱 on that point, out of curiosity, what sources of data are you pulling into this canvas? And can you ensure that the data is appropriately "silo'd"?

Report

4yr ago

Maker

@martinpannier - Glad you like it! Thanks! In terms of your first question, right now our data comes from the sort of existing artefacts you mention (google sheets, miro etc), user input, and looking into other integrations that would be most meaningful for our early users. What type of sources would have worked best for you in your previous and current companies?

Report

4yr ago

Maker

@martinpannier In terms of permissioning - we believe in collaboration with control. This means that we have permissions built into the product in such a way that each company can set their own permissions - if you want only line managers to view or edit certain resources, we can serve that. If you want everyone to be able see certain things, we can serve that too. And we also have an opinion from our user discovery about best practices in different industries and org sizes we're happy to share. And for individual re-org proposals - the creator chooses which roles and people that can view and edit. Would that have worked in the scenario you mention?

Report

4yr ago

@markvertra totally 🙌

Report

4yr ago

@markvertra on top of the ones you mentioned that are great, I would say HR system

Report

4yr ago

Maker

@martinpannier Totally - as we add HR integrations we're trying to identify the most impactful ones for companies that sound a lot like the previous one you mention. Could I ask which one your previous company used so we can make sure we appropriately prioritise for companies stuck in the Google Sheets swamp? (anyone else feel free to jump in and add HR tools here too!)

Report

4yr ago

@markvertra congrats! Experienced the problem in multiple small companies working with modular teams... would say needed in smaller entities as well! Are you beta testing worldwide??

Report

4yr ago

Maker

@pietro_valfre yes our beta is open no matter where a person or company is based (we think that's the future 🚀). At what sized company(ies) have you started experiencing this problem?

Report

4yr ago

@megan_murphy great! As a venture builder partner, I'd say every time the company exceed the founding team (>5) and need to "grow" faster than expected (often including external partners in the process).

Report

4yr ago

Maker

@megan_murphy @pietro_valfre Totally agree - especially if you're managing the complexity across multiple ventures. External partners add an additional layer of complexity and management overhead too, and often a high personnel turnover as people come on and off project. What tools are you currently using (if any) to try to keep everything tracked?

Report

4yr ago

@megan_murphy @markvertra Absolutely. Trying to keep up with vertical tools for each team (Jira, Miro, Notion, Slack, Redmine ecc.) and merging where possible, but struggling to find something satisfying. Would love to try out your beta even if not the perfect +100 people early customer!

Report

4yr ago

Maker

@megan_murphy @pietro_valfre I can see how that would be a huge challenge and thrilled to see you're aligned with us that fast-growing dynamic teams deserve better!

Report

4yr ago

Maker

Hello Product Hunt 👋 I’m Megan, one of 3 cofounders and CEO of Ourspace. Today we’re launching our product and onboarding users for the very first time 😱 It’s crazy how exciting and nerve-wracking it is to really put your work out there! We’re building Ourspace to make re-orgs and team changes less painful for everyone. As cofounders, we’ve lived this problem first-hand, both as individual contributors getting shoved around companies (seemingly without any good reason 🙄), and then as leaders trying our best to never make our teams feel that way - all the while solving an endless puzzle of people, products, and priorities 🧩 Who Ourspace serves—Long-term we’re looking to serve all organizations where work happens in teams. Early customer discovery has led us to hypothesize that Ourspace will be a good fit for companies with 100+ people (although please tell us if you experience this at a smaller size!) With Ourspace, leaders and teammates get: 👉 Scenario playgrounds to weigh out team design options 👉 An easy-to-navigate org overview 👉 Visual, contextual employee journeys 👉 Thoughtfully designed team pages with people and business context 👉 A Slack integration to seamlessly update team changes We’re currently in beta with a waitlist BUT we’re onboarding our first 20 companies today with priority for those who sign up via Product Hunt. We’re so grateful for your input and support 🙏🏾 🙏🏼 TLDR: If your people, products, and priorities are in a constant state of flux, we don’t just want to build for you, we want to build with you. Help us learn how we can do that by checking out Ourspace, and sharing your feedback with us! Massive thanks to @kevin for hunting us and to our community of supporters for helping us to get today 🧡

Report

4yr ago

@kevin @megan_murphy Finally! I have spent many years feeling the impact of poorly arranged people puzzles and am happy to know that help is on the way. Just signed up!

Report

4yr ago

@megan_murphy I was actually just talking to a coworker about how I wish we could improve this in our own org. Can’t wait to see how you’ll help teams manage change (this is important now more than ever). Good luck with the launch!!

Report

4yr ago

Maker

@askthedata thanks so much for signing up! Can't wait to learn more from you about how you've felt this impact play out - and hope Ourspace can play a role in not having that happen anymore!

Report

4yr ago

Maker

@jakerozin totally agree! It feels like every company is going through at least team shuffles, if not re-orgs or worse right now :( Hope we can be a good fit for you and your team!

Report

4yr ago

@kevin @megan_murphy that sounds amazing, cannot wait to use it!

Report

4yr ago

I've been so impressed by the fast start Ourspace has had. This seems like a much needed solution built on a clear vision and strong UX. Best of luck with your launch on PH!

Report

4yr ago

Maker

@janafreja Thanks for the kind words! We're building as fast as we can in hopes of getting it in the hands of teams everywhere ASAP 🥰

Report

4yr ago

Maker

@janafreja Also kudos goes to Guinda Studio and @laura_agudelo2 for the fantastic UX!

Report

4yr ago

Maker

@janafreja thanks for your kind words! We hope to keep delivering a strong UX and build a product that is not only useful but also fun and delightful to use!

Report

4yr ago

Very excited to see outspace solving such a critical topic in any organization nowadays. Looking forward!

Report

4yr ago

Maker

@joshmorales stoked to hear you're excited about this topic, too! How big is the organization that you work in?

Report

4yr ago

@stephanie_bowker1 we're more than 1000 here at Miro :)

Report

4yr ago

Maker

@joshmorales Nice!! We also LOVE Miro. Favorite retro tool 🧡

Report

4yr ago

Maker

@joshmorales you wouldn't happen to be using...Miro boards to solve this today, would you? 😉 😂

Report

4yr ago

@megan_murphy busted 😬

Report

4yr ago

YES - coming from someone who has lived through a lot of re-orgs! Will there be ways to use this to re-org teams within a function of a large co (10,000+)? Also, please replace Workday!! 🙏 🙏 🙏

Report

4yr ago

Maker

@sian_allen we'd love to hear more about those re-orgs and how Workday plays a role in them! Regarding organization size, we are certainly working up toward being able to serve super large teams. We'd just need to know more about certain use cases in order to answer definitively! Would love to keep the conversation going to see if Ourspace can serve Lululemon's needs 🙌

Report

4yr ago

Maker

@sian_allen We're so glad you think it can help you! In short - yes! Our goal is to help as many people in as many organizations as possible 🙌. Although companies of all sizes experience the same pain of team design, these pains manifest themselves into different symptoms depending on the size of the company. We'd love to learn more about the symptoms you experience at such a large org! Workday just doesn't cut it for cross-functional, rapidly changing orgs that require specific context. That's where we come in 💪🏽

Report

4yr ago

This is brilliant! I can't believe there hasn't been a solution to the people & org design problem yet - Ourspace nailed it! I especially love the team pages with people and business context, I can't tell you how many times I've had to go on a Slack scavenger hunt to find who to talk to about X topic or project. Can't wait to use this!

Report

4yr ago

Maker

@dominique_farrar couldn't agree more about the scavenger hunt which is why we are particularly excited to have the Slack integration. What size company are navigating?

Report

4yr ago

@dominique_farrar you and me both! And even though I’m not in an official product role, I spend inordinate amounts of time trying to map people & their skills and having this info to hand in real-time using one delightful product as my source of truth. Ourspace couldn’t come fast enough! Thank you team Ourspace for solving this huge and growing problem! 🙌🏾✨🚀

Report

4yr ago

Maker

Thank you @dominique_farrar 🧡 We hope that Ourspace can shift your time from searching through Slack, to interacting with our Slack integration to get answers quickly and easily! We hope that the next scavenger hunt you do is in real life, not at work 😉

Report

4yr ago

Maker

@keji_osf thanks for sharing! Which products you use mapping people and skills today?

Report

4yr ago

•••