How To Create Water Cooler Instances
When configuring water cooler, you will see the option to "add a new instance."
Click this will create a new configuration (or setup) of a single water cooler specific to just a single channel (or channels).
This allows you to setup specific Slack channel(s) to be used to discussing different things – for example – you could now have a Slack channel to just discuss LGBTQ+ conversation starters, another to discuss light-hearted topics like pets or books, and a third to discuss a topic meant to drive reflection and introspection amongst employees (with the aim to create a better, more self-aware team).
Once you setup a new instance, it will automatically be added to the top of the Instances List.
You'll next want to click on the 'edit/delete' next to the instance. This will allow you to then fully setup what sort of water cooler channel you want to create (such as the examples just listed above).
From here, you'll have options you to set for this instance of water cooler:
- choose the channel(s) to send topics to
- choose the topic(s) to send
- choose the date and time to send
- delete the instance