The new generation of UX or the most useful bots for Slack

If you look at the evolution of computer interfaces, there are 3 specific milestones: the command line, the desktop with the mouse and the "touching" interfaces. With the announcement of Siri and other voice assistants, an opinion was born that a new milestone appeared in this story. I am convinced that Siri and analogs are still only a sample of the pen.

To date, the voice interface is very limited in features. But the new revolution in the UX, as the touch devices became, was the bots and the conversation UX (about which so much is being written in the west). This is not just a trend or a banal alternative to solve existing problems. This is a new way to interact with the interface, expanding horizons.
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I suggest you take a look at my selection of the best bots for Slack. I understand that not everyone uses Slack as a tool for corporate communications, but I am sure that bots will be interesting for many precisely in the context of “conversational interfaces”. In my opinion, it is impossible to interpret the functionality described below with such a high level of usability.

Meekan

A great assistant in organizing corporate meetings and plans. When building a work calendar within the team, Meekan takes into account the list of affairs of each employee and their time zones. Also, the bot easily allows you to reorganize the list of cases, taking into account the wishes of each.

Roundtable

When each member of the team is aware of each other’s work status, the performance takes off. It is time to say goodbye to the old reporting system. Roundtable using the create keyword allows you to maintain a collective todo list. The bot also automatically requests updates on the status of the task, which gives the whole team an idea of ​​what is happening and who needs help.

Statsbot

Any working dialogue about statistics or behavioral factors requires uploading data from relevant services. Moreover, the live presence of several people in front of one screen is often necessary. Statsbot will change your idea of ​​teamwork with analytical tools. The bot integrates with Google Analytics, New Relic, Mixpanel and sends various metrics directly to your corporate chat. Statsbot is one of the most popular bots for Slack, which is already used by more than 4,000 teams around the world.

Atomic kit

Afraid to miss the most significant details of the conversation? Atomic Kit will not allow important messages to be lost in your team. The bot aggregates messages marked with an asterisk and sends them as an email digest to all participants in the conversation according to a predetermined schedule.

Nikabot

A useful tool for controlling the workflow in a company. Nikabot interviews employees about what they do and, based on the data, creates an informative and interactive progress report for management. It costs only $ 1 per month.

Dbot

Have you ever thought about the safety of information received in your Slack channels? Meet the first antivirus for corporate chat - Dbot. Dbot runs in the background and warns about malicious and dangerous content in the feed: IP addresses, files, URLs, MD5 hash, and more.

Workbot

The bot provides the ability to work with various cloud applications directly in Slack. There is no just parsing information (although this, of course, too), namely, to work. Add a subscriber to the company at MailChimp, update the lead in SalesForce, create a new ticket in Github or Jira and all this without leaving Slack. Workbot understands the context and assists you, allowing you to interact with all services on an intuitive level.

For example, if Workbot notifies you about a new ticket marked as a high priority task in Zendesk, the bot will ask: “Would you like to see more information about this client?”. If the answer is "Yes", then it will display information about the profile of this user from SalesForce to Slack. Plus, add a new profile note is a client, you can also chat directly.

Relay

It's no secret that the most attractive products are created by teams that are as close as possible to their customers. And Relay will help you with this. The bot monitors the user activity of your application and notifies you about all sorts of events in the corresponding Slack channels. Relay is based on the Segment.com analytical platform.

Growbot

The main component of a high employee productivity indicator is his motivation. It is also equally important for him to have a clear understanding of the result of the work done. And it’s very cool when there are elements of gamification in this process. Growbot recognizes words (props, kudos, etc.) and assigns points to the person to whom they refer. PlusPlus and HeyTaco also want to be mentioned.

Safelink

Safelink introduces an extra level of security for the most important information. Bot uploads a message or file to the remote server of Amazon's SSE-S3 about TLS with AES_256_CBC, which will be available within 24 hours. You can read the message only after authentication through a special code sent to the phone number.

Leo

The kindest bot that measures and increases the level of satisfaction of your employees. Leo anonymously asks unobtrusive questions “How would you rate your relationship with your colleagues?”, “Do you enjoy your work?”, “Do you understand the tasks set before you”.

Ace

Convenient and functional task scheduler. Ace can not only make todo lists, but also allows the bot to delegate tasks to other employees and conduct team polls. In order to set a task, sufficiently indicate at the beginning of the sentence “todo”.

Many thanks to all for your attention.