Patent attributes
Techniques are described for expediting a generation of a direct messaging instance between two people associated with different organizations. A first person associated with a communication platform may submit a request to the communication platform to generate an invitation to communicate via the direct messaging instance. The first person may provide the invitation to a second person directly or via the communication platform. Responsive to receiving an indication that the second person has accepted the invitation, the communication platform may generate a direct messaging instance between the first person and the second person. The communication platform may update respective user interfaces to include the direct messaging instance. The communication platform may process messages and/or data between the first person and the second person that is input on the respective user interface and sent via the direct messaging instance.