# The Working out Loud

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**Ideal for**\
creative teams who want to be able to quickly sync with what other members are doing.
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## Structure

A section in your comms tools where each member can have an open notebook / timeline where they share their thoughts and to-do's. 

For those who take random notes it's easy to replace note-taking tools with this 'working out loud' section.

### Examples include:

* A Discord section where every member has their own channel (and members use this channel to take notes about what they're working on). ![](https://935442542-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F6MSeJWDysLJPgQ7wfNSo%2Fuploads%2FY6YowpQb36DbNrd0semJ%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=9f58ee7d-2808-4ece-b09b-68dead502593)
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### Suggested When:

Creative teams who are working together to navigate the unknown.

### Known Pitfalls:

* Can be distracting and add to the noise organizations need to sift through if members aren't clear and concise with what they're sharing. 
* Members taking additional time to maintain their working out loud channels (editing & polishing text, etc). Suggested to have members simply replace their existing note-taking process with WOL to openly share their process and not add additional work effort.

#### Authored by Rieki Cordon, Hypha DHO