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Embracing New Technology
Presented by Evan Fiddle June 15th, 2016
Framework for Discussion• Purpose: To show how I use technology to make me faster and more
productive.
• Intended Result: Every member of the group takes action by diving deeper into one or more of these new technologies.
The Beginning• Reduce e-mail traffic
What are better ways to collaborate?
• WSJ Article – How I Tamed the Email Beast at Work, by Alexandra Samuel• Argument: email has certain kind of expectations• Letter writing (culture of formality)
Slack• Purpose: a messaging app for teams• Confined network
• Search• Desktop and mobile apps• https://slack.com/results• Raised $540M, valued at $3.8B• Users include eBay, Sony, Yelp, NBCUniversal, etc.
Feedly / Newsify• Feedly: News aggregator
• Newsify: App that links with feedly
Asana• The easiest way for teams to track their work• Helps define what is important • Ability to create projects and tasks for individuals and teams• [email protected]
E-mail• Still an important method of communication• Good for concise updates to clients• Canvassing• Introductions
FollowUpThen• Works on any e-mail address• “A Sales Person’s Best Friend”• FUT as a bcc
• Time intervals (e.g. [email protected]); calendar intervals (e.g. [email protected]; [email protected])
Outlook Mobile App• https://
cbre.app.box.com/s/bzerfg78fe7av2d4dp34pzxrp4p580n9• Focused vs. non focused inbox• Share calendar directly from inbox• Files• Not perfect, but helpful
