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Allow group based channel sharing - e.g. everyone
I've always wondered about having a tenant-wide "get in touch" channel for our team, so that colleagues outside our team can chat with the team directly without having to get membership/invited. It seems silly that teams aren't encouraged to talk to each other.
This could be achieved by creating a shared channel, and sharing it with the "everyone" group (or another group / team). This would then appear in everyone's teams/channel list without needing to follow an invite process. Having to add members individually to each tenant-wide channel is just too much administrative overhead. Having a user-badge to identify "official" in-team members in a conversation would be useful (although most people know each other).
Is there any way of doing this, or is this simply not possible?
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For your scenario, I recommend using Viva Engage, which is designed specifically for building communities across the entire organization. Unlike Teams, Viva Engage allows anyone in the organization to join and participate in community spaces without the need for invitations or manual membership management. It provides a seamless way to foster communication and collaboration across teams, with the ability to highlight key members or roles. It’s the ideal solution for creating a tenant-wide "get in touch" channel, reducing administrative overhead and encouraging broader engagement.
