Taskade Blog – Page 31 – Insights & Updates: AI Agents, Automation & Productivity

The Evolution of Video Conferencing

By Dawid Bednarski April 23, 2020 17 Min Read

Video conferencing is a real treat. It brings friends together, helps companies get work done… heck, chances are even your grandparents have learned how to use the computer and host virtual family gatherings! 🎉 With COVID-19 keeping the world on its toes, video communication has become a staple in our personal and business interactions. It’s affordable, universally available and very much in line with social-distancing recommendations. It’s never easy trying…

Creativity and Originality Fuels Productivity

Remote Work

By Dawid Bednarski April 20, 2020 15 Min Read

Creativity and Originality Fuels Productivity

🕺 Why Originality Matters There’s a fairly common theory about the spread of new ideas. Maybe you’ve heard of it. The diffusion of innovations theory suggests that groundbreaking ideas, discoveries and movements start with a certain type of person. The innovator. 👩🏻‍🔬 💡 Innovators are the people who blaze the trail, whether that’s something serious like forming the theory of gravity or a silly fashion trend, like wearing a fanny…

Building a Second Brain For Your Team

Knowledge Management

By Dawid Bednarski April 20, 2020 23 Min Read

Building a Second Brain For Your Team

Breaking news, product releases, company updates, galloping deadlines, personal commitments… welcome to the age of information overload. If you wish you had a second brain to cope with all that, we have some good news. You can actually build one! 🥳 No, we don’t mean another pinkish jelly to play tag with your “biological brain”. We’ll show you how to create a robust, collaborative knowledge-management system that’ll help you and…

How Minimalist To-Do List Apps Help Distributed Teams Thrive

AI Productivity

By John Xie April 8, 2020 14 Min Read

How Minimalist To-Do List Apps Help Distributed Teams Thrive

Being part of a distributed team is cool—you can work how you want, when you want and (almost) without distractions. But organizing work in a 100% remote setup can be tricky, especially when your team doesn’t share a minimalist to-do list that’d keep everybody on the same page. So, how do you make sure your to-do lists, Kanban boards or product pipelines don’t become convoluted over time? How do you…

Work From Home: Where Is it Heading?

AI Productivity

By John Xie April 8, 2020 12 Min Read

Work From Home: Where Is it Heading?

The world is changing. While this may sound like a line out of a dystopian novel, the current events have accelerated a number of global transformations that were only simmering a few months ago. The exploding adoption of work from home (WFH) is one of them. 🤖 In this article, we take a closer at the possible impact of COVID-19 situation on the remote work environment. We also analyze some…

Y Combinator Fieldnotes: How to Grow and Thrive During a Crisis

Startup History

By John Xie April 7, 2020 24 Min Read

Y Combinator Fieldnotes: How to Grow and Thrive During a Crisis

Postpone and wait or adapt and move forward? Companies and organizations across the globe have been facing some hard decisions in the last few weeks. COVID-19 took the world by storm, and only a few, including Y Combinator, were prepared to ride the wave of crisis. Thanks to preparedness and willingness to embrace remote work tools, some businesses were able to quickly move from: 👉 Office work to telecommuting👉 In-person…

Google Wave’s Failure is a Great Lesson for Modern Real-Time Collaboration Tools

Startup History

By John Xie April 4, 2020 26 Min Read

Google Wave’s Failure is a Great Lesson for Modern Real-Time Collaboration Tools

Google Wave was the darling of I/O in 2009, but in two short years it failed. Understanding why can help us build better collaboration tools for the future of remote work and collaboration tools.

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Activity Feed & Recent Projects

Taskade Updates

By John Xie April 1, 2020 2 Min Read

Activity Feed & Recent Projects

Hey Taskaders 👋 Things may be hectic right now, but we hope you’re taking care and staying safe! We’ve continued to work on new features and product updates. Today, we’re excited to announce our new Activity Feed and Recent Projects page! ⚡️ Activity Feed Access all of your personal and team notifications in one place. Simply click the bell icon next to your avatar and instantly navigate to projects, tasks due, and comments with…

Designing a Minimalist Home Office in 6 Easy Steps (Updated)

Collaborative Work

By John Xie April 1, 2020 11 Min Read

Designing a Minimalist Home Office in 6 Easy Steps (Updated)

Are you among the millions of employees adopting remote work due to COVID-19? If so, chances are navigating your newly established home office still feels like sailing in uncharted waters. We don’t know how long this situation will last or how many businesses will embrace remote work for longer. What we do know, however, is that organizing a productive space at home is no mean feat. To get work done,…

Outlining Software: Past, Present, and Future 🐑

Knowledge Management

By Dawid Bednarski March 30, 2020 30 Min Read

Outlining Software: Past, Present, and Future 🐑

We hate to break it to you, but your high school teacher was right. Outlines are much more interesting than they’re given credit for. In fact, you can use outlining software to build and cultivate robust productivity workflows like Getting Things Done® (GTD®)! 🙊 In this article, you’ll (re)learn the principles of outlining and dig into the history of early outlining software. And since Taskade is a proud descendant of…

It Always Seems Impossible Until It Gets Done

AI Productivity

By John Xie March 30, 2020 13 Min Read

It Always Seems Impossible Until It Gets Done

These are tough times. But as you’re fighting your own battles as an entrepreneur, there is perhaps no better benchmark of leadership and greatness to follow than the story of Nelson ‘Madiba’ Mandela. The black civil rights movement of the 19th and 20th centuries saw the rise of some of the finest heroes of our time. From Harriet Tubman, to Dr. Martin Luther King, to Steven Biko and many others….

Remote Work 101: Essential Tips for Working From Home

Collaborative Work

By John Xie March 24, 2020 9 Min Read

Remote Work 101: Essential Tips for Working From Home

Considering all the benefits of working from home, it’s no surprise many believe telecommuting is the future of employment. And we don’t need to look into our crystal ball to see that prediction becoming a reality 🔮 A survey by Owl Labs and Global Workplace Analytics found that 51% of on-site U.S. workers would like to work remotely in the future. Another 30% would consider it as an option (2019)….