How to use this template:

1. Click the Duplicate above to make a copy.
2. Review each section with the leaders of your team.
   1. Edit the text to align with your team's culture and expectations. (Particularly the yellow highlighted sections.)
   2. Replace the screenshots with images of your office. (We’ve included examples, but images of your office will be the most helpful for your team!)
3. Share this guide during your team’s pilot or initial onboarding to Gather.

Welcome to [Your Team Name] HQ!

We use a virtual office on Gather to bring the best of in-person collaboration to our distributed team. This guide will teach you everything you need to know about how we use Gather as a team and where things are in our office.

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Why & How We Use Gather

Gather gives distributed teams a virtual office—a place where they can collaborate like they're in person. In addition to video calls and chat, you can stop by someone's digital desk or wave people over to join your conversation.

It's a way to bring back natural communication to the overly scheduled life of remote work.

We each have a desk in the office where we sit when we’re not in meetings. This makes it easy to see when someone is free to talk, already in a conversation, or busy in “Do Not Disturb” mode.

Here’s an example:

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If you have a quick question, need to brainstorm something, or just want to say hi, you can pop by someone’s desk for a 5-minute conversation instead of trying to coordinate a 30-minute meeting.

Getting Started

1. Download the Desktop App
2. Check your email for an invite or click here: [insert Member Invite link]
3. Claim and decorate your personal desk