Hi everyone! Thanks for checking out our free toolkit. Like everyone else, we became 100% remote last year. We quickly made the decision to become remote-first permanently as we built our short async video for teams application - Voodle! Along the way we have worked hard to continue to innovate, stay strategically aligned, and maintain our special culture. Instead of focusing on the way we used to do things - we focused on the outcomes we got out of things like strategic offsites, creative brainstorms, and team building events. Then we used our platform to reinvent how to get those same great outcomes, but in the context of our current reality. As we begin to open back up, it’s clear we aren’t going back to the old ways of doing things - the “new normal” is hybrid/flexible/distributed. Sure we will get back together for annual gatherings, but waiting for those events to connect is suboptimal. Having a regular cadence of connection is much better and our method allows for higher levels of inclusivity too! We decided to share what we learned with the world in hopes it will help you and your teams bring human connection back! Try it out and let us know what you think! We are also offering a free consultation to all Product Hunters (details on the landing page where you get your free download). Also please join our Clubhouse discussion (https://www.joinclubhouse.com/ev...) on Rethinking the Offsite this afternoon, at 1:30pm PST -- come join us to talk about all things remote work! Thanks to @kevin for hunting us (and for trying Voodle out too!!)

Short-form video is a great way to look at asynchronous communication capabilities particularly when the world is getting smaller in a remote work world. Interesting use case that Voodle can be used in.

Voodle looks like it has some interesting data visualization features, but how is it different from Loom?

This is awesome stuff! We've been trying to figure out how to make an effective "offsite" for a fully remote startup team; we hadn't even thought of using voodle for that purpose.

I like that it can complement the "live" part of an off-site so that we aren't sitting in front of Zoom for hours on end.

We faced a really hard week mid-pandemic last october and as we thought about ways to come together as a team to get some clarity and bonding, it seemed self-evident to us that we should dog-food our own product and use Voodle to voodle about Voodle Inc. The results were fantastic, and beet the pants off of just having another "zoom-clarifying meeting". Since then we have had several "Voodle-Offsites-on-Voodle" and each time i'm amazed at how much more inclusive it is to use async short-video, over sync-real-time discussions. Everyone on the team gets equal access to the mic, everyone is "scene and heard" in a way that feels much more "connecting" in terms of sharing thoughts and ideas and building social-capital.

Super innovative way to streamline offsite meetings, particularly in the era of remote work!

Such a great tool for making meaningful connections with your team. People discount how important culture is and how to foster it on distributed teams.

The best part of this type of remote offsite for me is the inclusivity part! Everyone’s voice is heard! When we've used it here at Voodle, the participation has garnered heartfelt insights from everyone. Even the quiet talkers, or shy members of our team, felt like their voices were equalized just as much as everyone else's. The second place win for Voodle Offsite-in-a-box for me is the asynchronous part, allowing for our distributed team to contribute across time zones! Can wait for others to experience the magic.

This plus Yac Meet from @huntermoonshot @jmitch @jordanlwalkerrr on ProductHunt on the same day? Too cool.

I love the idea and the simplicity of its operation. Brainstorms should be structured and led with a goal. I can see that this service will help me manage the flow of input and I really like the transcription and video capture. I could see using this quite a bit.

Going to use Voodle for upcoming product sprints and try for future remote creative sessions and "offsites"

Voodle has become one of my vital communication tools. I like it for any authentic communication, where body language and voice intonation matters, but it does not have to be real-time. In fact, it thankfully fills an important role of eliminating the need for another freaking Zoom, which are often unnecessary, hard to schedule, time-consuming and exhausting. Importantly, it's fast, super easy to use, and works from any of my devices. I love to use it to give or receive feedback, for instance on presentations or on new job candidates. Highly recommend you check it out!

Love this! This is a nice addition to my remote team tech stack. Might use it for my daily stand ups.

Easy to use.

The intimacy and power of video... but without getting "zoomed out." Love it.