Hello! I’m building a tool with a one of a kind UI for LessWrong kind of deep, rational discussions. I’ve always loved how writing forces a deeper clarity of thinking and focuses on getting to the right answer. The tool is called CQ2. It has a sliding panes design with quote-level threads. There’s a concept of “posts” for more serious discussions with many people and there’s “chat” for less serious ones, but both of them have a UI crafted for deep discussions. It’s open source as well.
I simulated some LessWrong discussions there – they turned out to be more organised and easy to follow. However, it is a bit inconvenient – there’s horizontal scrolling and one needs to click to open new threads. Since forums need to prioritize convenience, I think CQ2′s design isn’t good for LessWrong. But I think the inconvenience is worth it for such discussions at writing-first teams, since it helps hyper-focus on one thing at a time and avoid losing context.
If you have such discussions at work, I would love to learn about your team, your frustrations with existing communication tools, and better understand how CQ2 can help! I would appreciate any feedback or leads! I think my comment might come off as an ad, but I (and CQ2) strongly share LessWrong’s “improving our reasoning and decision-making” core belief.
I found LessWrong a few months back. It’s a wonderful platform and I particularly love the clean design.
Hello! I’m building a tool with a one of a kind UI for LessWrong kind of deep, rational discussions. I’ve always loved how writing forces a deeper clarity of thinking and focuses on getting to the right answer. The tool is called CQ2. It has a sliding panes design with quote-level threads. There’s a concept of “posts” for more serious discussions with many people and there’s “chat” for less serious ones, but both of them have a UI crafted for deep discussions. It’s open source as well.
I simulated some LessWrong discussions there – they turned out to be more organised and easy to follow. However, it is a bit inconvenient – there’s horizontal scrolling and one needs to click to open new threads. Since forums need to prioritize convenience, I think CQ2′s design isn’t good for LessWrong. But I think the inconvenience is worth it for such discussions at writing-first teams, since it helps hyper-focus on one thing at a time and avoid losing context.
If you have such discussions at work, I would love to learn about your team, your frustrations with existing communication tools, and better understand how CQ2 can help! I would appreciate any feedback or leads! I think my comment might come off as an ad, but I (and CQ2) strongly share LessWrong’s “improving our reasoning and decision-making” core belief.
I found LessWrong a few months back. It’s a wonderful platform and I particularly love the clean design.