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Remote Work 101: Essential Tips for Working From Home

March 24, 2020 9 Min Read

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)….

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Video Conferencing with Taskade ⚡️

March 24, 2020 2 Min Read

Hey Taskaders 👋 Many of you are working from home now so we thought we’d remind you of our free video conferencing feature on Taskade. With our web, mobile, and desktop apps, you can chat and video conference with your team while collaborating in real-time. To start a conference call, simply press the Video Call button at the top-right corner of your project space. Be sure to share the project link with your team first to let everybody join…

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How Remote Work Can Impact Our Fight Against Climate Change 🌳

March 16, 2020 17 Min Read

The Connection Between Seemingly Unrelated Trends 📌 Remote work and climate change are staple topics for anyone paying attention to the news. Talking heads just love debating how the two are shaping our immediate and more distant future. But did you know that climate change and a preference for working remotely are not just running in parallel tracks? In fact, they can influence each other in a meaningful way. 💡…

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Why Distributed Teams Are the Future of Workforce ✨

March 11, 2020 28 Min Read

The game is on. Businesses around the world are joining the “remote culture” to embrace the benefits of distributed teams. According to estimates, as much as 50% of the global workforce may go fully remote by 2020. 🙊 Not so long ago, we published the article “Reverse-Engineering Productivity for Remote Teams. Do More With Less” that detailed how already established remote teams can overcome common productivity problems (be sure to…

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Taskade Web Clipper, Native Desktop Apps, & Mobile App Updates

February 25, 2020 4 Min Read

Hey Taskaders 🐑 Getting things done has never been easier with our new web clipper, native desktop apps, and mobile apps. Bring Taskade with you everywhere! 😎 ✂️ Web Clipper for Chrome & Firefox The new Taskade web clipper is here! You can now quickly add text and bookmark links with our Firefox Extension and Chrome Extension. There are 2 new ways to Add to Taskade using our web clipper. You can then choose…

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Getting Things Done Workflows for Distributed Teams

February 19, 2020 13 Min Read

Most productivity methodologies are built on more or less the same idea: Intentional processes help you accomplish your goals. And there’s no method that makes this clearer than David Allen’s Getting Things Done® (GTD®). It’s right there in the name—use this method, and you’ll be able to get things done. Building GTD workflows for yourself and your team helps bring order and clarity to these processes. Whether you’re working through…

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Introducing Subspaces & Team Permissions — A new way to collaborate on Taskade

February 17, 2020 3 Min Read

Hey Taskaders 🐑 We started this journey to build the unified workspace for distributed teams, and today, we are thrilled to announce the launch of subspaces and team permissions, a new way to organize and manage your teams on Taskade. 👩‍💻 Subspaces Create subspaces to organize projects and teams under one unified workspace. Instantly invite anyone to a subspace via email, @username, or an invite link. Projects and templates inside…

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Reverse-Engineering Productivity for Remote Teams. Do More With Less

February 11, 2020 17 Min Read

What makes remote and distributed teams (mind the emphasis) genuinely productive? Is it the ability to churn out as much as possible in the shortest amount of time? Or is the long hours and all-nighters they put in to wrap projects before deadlines hit? Well, if those things stack up to anything, it’s a heck of a productivity slump. We get it. Time seems to run faster when we’re busy….

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Utilizing a Digital Bullet Journal to Boost Team Productivity in 2024

February 6, 2020 17 Min Read

✍️ Journaling can increase your productivity and help you stay mindful of important, long-term goals. Whether you’re scoping out a new project, updating an existing feature, or smashing bugs in your current system, the act of writing down and evaluating tasks keeps your team organized. And using the digital bullet journal framework is one of the best ways to approach this practice. Building productive habits is also easier when everyone…

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How the Digital IKEA Effect Builds Sticky Team Habits

January 28, 2020 14 Min Read

Building productive team habits takes time and effort. Anything you can do to increase engagement and reduce repetition will significantly increase your team’s effectiveness when getting work done. That’s where the digital IKEA effect comes into play. When your team interacts with a new tool or workflow on a more direct level, they’ll inherently find it more valuable. The secret is for your team to get hands-on experience early in…

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