The Brief

The Brief is a feed of cards showing what’s important right now. Click the Orbit icon in your menu bar to see it.

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What You’ll See

Cards are organized by when they need attention:

• Now — Meetings happening right now
• On Deck — Coming up in the next few hours
• Today — Everything else for today
• Follow-up Zone — Recent meetings that need follow-up
• Tomorrow — Preview of tomorrow
• This Week — Longer-term items

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Card Types

The Brief shows two kinds of cards:

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Meeting Cards

• Upcoming meetings with attendee photos
• Join button for video calls
• Directions button for in-person meetings
• Prep workflow to research attendees

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Relationship Cards

• Birthdays and work anniversaries
• Check-in reminders based on how well you know someone
• Reconnection prompts for dormant relationships

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Taking Action

Every card has buttons to take action:

• Done — Mark it handled and remove from Brief
• Later — Snooze to the next time period
• Never — Stop reminding about this (for relationship cards)

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Running Workflows

Click the main action button to run the card’s workflow: Or click the dropdown for more options:

• Comment & Run — Add context before running
• Remix — Customize the workflow first

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Gestures

Swipe cards on your trackpad:

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When It Updates

The Brief refreshes automatically three times a day: Pull down anytime to refresh manually.