At the Emerging Tech Dialogs: Future of Work II event on April 1, team members from the CIT Communication & Documentation group hosted a breakout session to explore how the Cornell audience prefers to stay informed about IT-related updates and news. The question explored relates to changes coming about through CEMI and Resilient Cornell: should IT professionals shift the way they communicate with their constituents? 

In a Nutshell 

Two polls conducted during the session suggest that a morning email remains popular as a way of receiving information (only made more effective by adding coffee—and possibly cupcakes provided by the CIO).

Poll: Select up to three ways that you prefer to receive news related to the IT community. 

By email, through a manager, and over Teams stand out as the most popular. 

Poll: When do you prefer to catch up on IT-related news and announcements? (Pick up to three) 

The future of IT-related announcements 

The lively group discussions brought up other ideas about how CIT can help the entire Cornell community get the IT-related updates that our service providers need you to know. The Comm & Doc group heard several good ideas during the sessions, and is evaluating how best to implement a few. (Side note: you probably shouldn’t expect cupcakes from the CIO.) 

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