the Gist for Slack was created to increase workplace productivity by simplifying information creation and consumption with just one click. theGist scans through hundreds of posts to instantly provide personalized summaries of valuable insights and highlights, enabling team members to finally stop sifting through endless conversations and just get the gist of it.The company’s tools revolve around simplifying the way people work together, collaborate, manage tasks, and project and consume information. the Gist was built by senior executives from Wix, Blizzard, and OpenWeb who have experienced the communication clutter firsthand and was backed by StageOne and Aleph.the Gist was developed by Base Labs Ltd.