Collaborating Inclusively, Accessibly, and Remotely for Startup Business Owners

Updated: November 14, 2024

Originally Published: August 6, 2020

Live Twitter #StartupChats Discussing Collaboration for inclusivity, accessibility, and working remotely

Q&A with Startup Canada Guest Advisor Christine Whone

In this edition of Startup Canada’s #StartupChats, we discussed Digital Productivity Tools for Startups.

Do you need to know how to be collaborative online with your team, but in an inclusive, accessible and remote way? This article contains 9 quick and easy tips on how to get your startup established.

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Q1: Remote working is something that requires everyone’s needs to be met. What are the best ways to audit your practices to ensure they’re meeting the needs of your whole team?

A1: Use productivity visualizations to compare and measure tasks, outcomes, completed, and even areas that need improvement. Todoist has productivity tools in their software features to help you measure results with reports to audit work processes.

Q2: What are some quick ways to increase your remote team’s accessibility potential?

A2: Get everyone together for a quick meeting. At a five to ten-minute meeting discuss and share the individual daily tasks the team will work on. This helps the team know what individuals are working on while creating value of the importance of each project.

Q3 Should the option for remote work be an expectation of all startups?

A3: Remote opportunities need to be an option for employment. Remote work doesn’t always suit each individual’s desired work environment to help their performance for success. I think it is good to establish rules for work-type environments for startups.

Q4: What are some remote-work tools with accessibility features?

A4: Understanding accessibility is a big list to cover. It requires specialized evaluation to support unique individualized needs.