World Congress 2026 Europe - Virtual Stage • Jul 2, 2026 • Session details

The Async Revolution: Balancing Focus, Alignment, and Agility

Gabriel Cazals reveals why cancelling all meetings won't fix your engineering velocity. Learn how RocketChat found the perfect async-first middle path to protect deep work and team alignment.

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3:57 min

Evaluating remote collaboration styles and deep work preferences

Rudi Bauer

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Implementing practical strategies for async AI collaboration

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