How Could Blockchain Technology Affect Automated Workflows?
Blockchain technology hasn’t been around that long, and if you find it difficult to understand, you’re not alone. Suffice it to say that blockchain is a data layer that is both shared and cryptographically secure. It digitally tracks ownership of some asset across trust boundaries, which it can do because of its strong cryptographic security. […]
A Simple Workflow with Powerful Results: The Electronic Checklist
People have used checklists for as long as pen and paper have been available for the task. It’s a simple, straightforward way to ensure that you don’t forget something, whether it’s what to pack for vacation or what to check during pre-flight before taking off in a plane. Checklists have persisted for so long because […]
4 Ways Businesses Envision Incorporating Cryptocurrencies into their Workflows
Decentralized, anonymous, and electronic, cryptocurrency has the power to change some of the most fundamental ways business is transacted. Cryptocurrencies may be regarded as either a digital currency, or as an asset. They can be used to transfer value over the internet, or to buy and sell things online. Like traditional currencies, cryptocurrencies store value […]
What Workflow Designers Can Learn from How Law Offices Use Workflows
The courtroom drama we see in movies or in highly publicized televised cases is only a small fraction of what lawyers and their assistants actually do. Much of the legal profession is driven by arduous processes that must be completed exactly and before strict deadlines. It isn’t glamorous, and some of those tasks aren’t billable […]
Workflows Reduce Time-to-Market without Compromising Quality
“Time-to-market” is how long it takes from the time a product is envisioned until it is actually for sale. It’s a particularly important concept in industries where products grow obsolete quickly (like fashion). While the first company to get a brand-new product on the shelves may have had the luxury of time to develop the […]
How Workflows Can Power Your Content Marketing
Content marketing isn’t like traditional advertising, where you pay for advertising content to appear in certain places at certain times. Rather, content marketing is an approach based on creation and distribution of content with demonstrable value and relevance. The ultimate goal is the same: drawing in interested parties and turning them into customers. But how […]
Why Spreadsheets Aren’t Enough for Your New Business
Back in olden times, spreadsheets were designed to be used instead of the paper sheets that were commonly used by bookkeepers and accountants. They provided the rigid layout for keeping accounts clear, and a built-in calculator that saved massive amounts of time.. They were so popular that many credit spreadsheets with prompting the development of […]
Why Your Online Form Software Must Have Reporting Capability
Form software is considered a basic tool for operating a small business with efficiency and resource savings, so it’s not unusual for small startups to invest in form software right away. Investing in form software that only makes online forms and doesn’t allow for reporting on the data those forms collect is short-sighted, even if […]
How Workflows Help When 3D Printing Is Introduced at Your Company
Three-dimensional (3D) printing is new and fascinating technology, presenting possibilities that were only dreamed about before. While there is a certain amount of artistic experimentation surrounding 3D printing, many businesses in many industries are already incorporating the technology into their operations. Primarily, 3D printing is used for accelerating product development, creating limited series of customized […]
For Dispersed Teams, Workflows Optimize Rare In-Person Time
As of mid-2017, the number of work-at-home employees who were not self-employed had grown by 115% since 2005, which is almost ten times faster than the workforce as a whole. Currently, around 3.7 million employees work from home at least half the time. Technology has allowed work teams to be widely dispersed geographically, which is […]