Understand how organizations, spaces, rooms, and blocks fit together in Pivot.
Pivot is organized in layers.
The main structure is:
Organization → Spaces → Rooms and Blocks
This hierarchy separates organization-wide administration from the work inside each space.
The organization is the top-level administrative layer.
It is used to manage:
Spaces are the main work areas inside an organization.
Each space is created as a community, course, project, or team, and contains its own members, communication, content, and settings.
Spaces are used to organize:
For more detail, see Introduction to spaces.
Rooms are used for communication.
Depending on the type, a room can be used for:
Some rooms are created inside spaces, while others, such as direct rooms, can exist outside a space.
Blocks are used for content and workflows.
Examples include:
Blocks can also be added inside rooms when content needs to be part of a conversation or workflow.
A simple way to understand Pivot is:
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