Abstract: A system including an alert owner system and an alert communicator system. The alert owner system may include executable instructions to: generate an alert message by defining at least one acceptable message type attribute acceptable in a type attribute field for alert status update messages. The alert communicator system may include executable instructions to: receive an input after receipt of the alert message, the input including one of a first input or a second input, and wherein: after receiving the first input, present the alert message in an alert list on a GUI, and after receiving the second input: open an audio link to a device at a location associated with the alert message, and generate at least one alert status update message by inserting a message type attribute of the at least one acceptable message type attribute in the type attribute field of each respective alert status update message.

Abstract: Methods for creating, arranging, and leveraging an ad-hoc collection of heterogeneous organization components are provided. In one example, a method includes the steps of displaying a scratchpad affordance associated with a scratchpad, and detecting an update to the scratchpad based on an input associated with a first organization component of the one or more organization components and the scratchpad affordance. The method includes the additional step of updating the scratchpad based at least in part on the input.

Abstract: Methods for creating, arranging, and leveraging an ad-hoc collection of heterogeneous organization components are provided. In one example, a method includes the steps of displaying a scratchpad affordance associated with a scratchpad, and detecting an update to the scratchpad based on an input associated with a first organization component of the one or more organization components and the scratchpad affordance. The method includes the additional step of updating the scratchpad based at least in part on the input.

Abstract: Methods for viewing and navigating between perspectives of a data set are described. In one example, a method includes the steps of displaying a view of a data set arranged according to a first perspective and receiving an input associated with an affordance. The method includes the additional steps of determining a view transition based at least in part on the input, displaying the view transition, and updating the view based at least in part on the input.