Remote teams are autistic
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Claim: remote teams function like autistic communication because written channels strip away tone and body language (7% words vs 38% tone vs 55% body language), increasing ambiguity. Practical tools: use Slack/Discord/wiki/git/email but follow a Pyramid of communication and escalate to phone/video when confusion arises. Concrete rules: always specify what who how when where why (example: 500–600 word PDF emailed by Tue Jul 16 13:00 EST). Surprising data: tappers overestimate recognizability (50% vs 2.5%) and “because” boosts compliance (94%/60%/93%).
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Introduction and background
- 3:42Autism and remote teams
- 9:06Theory of mind in communication
- 12:00Challenges of remote collaboration
- 14:48The curse of knowledge
- 17:01Specific communication tips
- 20:30Pyramid of communication
- 24:01Autism as a differently wired brain
- 25:24Q&A session
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