Methods and systems for facilitating a collaborative work environment

A method, comprising:

• creating at least one virtual room accessible by a plurality of users, wherein at least one subset of users among the plurality of users are associated with the at least one virtual room, the at least one virtual room enables real-time communication among the at least one subset of users, and the at least one subset of users communicate with each other in the at least one virtual room through a first communication channel, wherein the at least one virtual room comprises a plurality of virtual rooms, and each of the plurality of virtual rooms is associated with one or more sub-communication channels established in each of the plurality of virtual rooms;
• receiving a request from a first user in the at least one subset of users to communicate with at least a second user in the at least one subset of users separately from the first communication channel;
• and
• establishing a first sub-communication channel between the first user and the at least a second user while the first communication channel remains accessible to the first user and the at least a second user.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, storing computer-readable instructions that upon execution by a computing device cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:

• creating at least one virtual room accessible by a plurality of users, wherein at least one subset of users among the plurality of users are associated with the at least one virtual room, the at least one virtual room enables real-time communication among the at least one subset of users, and the at least one subset of users communicate with each other in the at least one virtual room through a first communication channel, wherein the at least one virtual room comprises a plurality of virtual rooms, and each of the plurality of virtual rooms is associated with one or more sub-communication channels established in each of the plurality of virtual rooms;
• receiving a request from a first user in the at least one subset of users to communicate with at least a second user in the at least one subset of users separately from the first communication channel;
• and
• establishing a first sub-communication channel between the first user and the at least a second user while the first communication channel remains accessible to the first user and the at least a second user.