Currents is the enterprise social network you might not have known your Google Workspace organization needed, or even had. Currents is intended to facilitate the exchange of ideas and information among people in organizations. Google Workspace includes access to Google Currents , which, in my experience, is news to many people. Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs and Meet tend to dominate the discussion when it comes to Workspace apps--Currents is often overlooked. As an organization-wide space for conversation, Currents provides an effective channel for the following four key communications categories:.
News and large-group engagement: The most obvious use for Currents is as a place to share news and information relevant to significant numbers of people. Announcements, policy and procedure changes, and items of broad, general interest e.
A casual conversation stream: Currents also can be configured to allow informal, non-work related discussions Figure A. With an increasing number of organizations now supporting remote work, informal streams can help people connect over shared interests in a way that might otherwise be difficult.
A stream of hobby-related photos or just weather discussions that might typically be shared during informal breaks might be shared to Currents.
Ask for insight: Currents also offers a place to ask a question that is visible to everyone in the organization. That increases the chances that someone with experience or expertise might reply--even if they're not in your workgroup.
Share experience: Another effective approach to using Currents is to make your and your team's work more visible to other people in the company.
Share news when your team reaches a significant point in a project, post a particularly novel way someone solved a problem, or simply share something you find interesting.
You will find them in the Currents Main menu. You can set up custom streams to raise the visibility of certain types of content or to target content to specific users. These streams can pull content from sources such as communities, user profiles, and tags.
They can also be short-term or long-term. Announcement corner for leadership, company-wide or regional communications, or human resources teams. Any user can create a new tag whenever they post or comment using.
If you are already using G Suite you can start working with Google Currents immediately. No installation needed. Yes, you can interact with people outside of the organization through private communities that are external to the company domain. Besides that, all G Suite users have access to Currents, if permitted by their G Suite administrator.
G Suite administrators can manage settings for their domain in the admin console. Content managers can manage and moderate content and featured settings. Home Insights Blog. A single source of truth. Everyone in one place As I said before, the whole company will be communicating in one place and everyone would be reachable there. Work towards a common goal with Currents. Build a productive community where everyone stays on the same page. Get started. Contact sales. Communicate your ideas and get instant feedback Share ideas with employees and gather input through meaningful, focused discussions on topics that matter to your organization.
Work more efficiently with personalized content Find previously siloed content and resources that are relevant to your work with customized help from Currents. Manage with ease and take the pulse of your organization Manage and moderate content faster with help from Currents. Top questions about Currents.
Who has access to Currents? Can I interact with people outside of my organization? How do I manage and moderate the use of Currents? How much does Currents cost? Start today - it's easy.
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