From Threads to Workflows: Microsoft Teams Features That Boost Everyone’s Productivity

Dear Microsoft Teams Product Team,

First of all, thank you for the recent updates that introduced threaded conversations in channels. This new approach makes discussions more organized and collaborative.

However, we believe it could work better and be even more useful if it were possible to chat about a specific post in a right-hand side panel, while still keeping the current view of channel posts visible, and also maintaining the option to post replies directly under the original publication. Ideally, it would be possible to combine both systems — posts and side chats — so that relevant topics and final decisions remain in the main thread (for example, after a discussion in the side chat), while allowing more dynamic conversations to take place in parallel.

This would allow users to follow the main channel feed while simultaneously engaging in parallel discussions, making the experience more fluid and productive.

We believe this enhancement could be valuable for many teams that need to balance focused conversations with awareness of the broader channel context.

Thank you for considering this suggestion and for your continued work on improving Teams.

Best regards,

Ana