Form Factory’s Slack workspace organization — general channels, naming conventions, and recommended sidebar layout. The structure uses prefix-based categories to keep channels discoverable as the workspace grows.

General Channels

ChannelPurpose
#appreciationCelebrate achievements and show gratitude
#book-clubBook discussions
#deliveryProject updates
#ecosystemIndustry trends, tools, integrations
#food-factoryRecipes and food photos
#generalCompany-wide announcements
#helpWork-related support
#ideasBrainstorming
#memesHumor
#music-vibesPlaylists and music
#presenceCheck in/out (remote office vibe)
#randomOff-topic chat
#work-space-vibesRemote workspace setups

Channel Categories

PrefixPurposeExamples
team-Work groupsteam-engineering, team-qa
office-Regional groupsoffice-usa, office-brazil
topic-Specific topicstopic-checkout-extensibility, topic-lighthouse
bot-Automated messagesbot-checkly, bot-datadog, bot-releases
internal-Client work (FF only)internal-chubbies
shared-Client work (with client)shared-chubbies
partner-Vendors and partnerspartner-sanity, partner-pack
temp-Temporary (archived when done)temp-turtle-beach-best-buy

Ordered by priority:

  1. Starred — quick-access channels from any category
  2. Teamsteam- and office- channels
  3. Direct messages — auto-generated
  4. General#general, #help, #ideas, etc.
  5. Topicstopic- channels
  6. Botsbot- channels
  7. Clients — non-starred internal- and shared-
  8. Partnerspartner- channels
  9. Temporary — non-starred temp- channels