You can activate "Live topic mode" in a topic by using the slash command /live.
Live topics are the opposite of "async" topics, it differs in the following ways:
You can use live topic mode for any topic that is time critical:
As Cyans is designed for asynchronous communication, it is ofcourse discouraged to use live topics unless strictly necessary.
The live topic feature allows you to use both synchronous and asynchronous communication in a single application, without the need to use an extra chat application on the side for synchronous scenarios.