How a bowl of ramen became the tastiest Asana tutorial 🍜

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Happy Friday, Community!

We’ve come across some wonderfully creative ways people use Asana, and this ramen-themed project from one of our Ambassadors is one we keep coming back to. It’s a great reminder that playful ideas can lead to powerful learning moments!

We’re sharing it here to spark ideas and encourage you to share your own fun Asana stories, food-related, unexpected, or anything in between!

Meet Asana Ambassador Naohiro Moriyama, who turned ramen recommendations into a team-wide learning experience. What started as a fun project quickly became one of the most deliciously effective onboarding tactics we’ve seen.

:brain: His recipe for success:

  • Pick a topic everyone loves (ramen!)
  • Make it social and fun
  • Let the engagement simmer

Nao set up a relay-style Asana project:

  • Person 1 shared a favorite ramen spot.
  • Person 2 added theirs.
  • And so on. No pressure, no deadlines. Just delicious collaboration.

:steaming_bowl: The real surprise?

Teammates learned how to:

  • Set up and manage a project
  • Use task dependencies
  • Try out Asana’s AI summaries
  • Collaborate across functions

All without even realizing it.

Inspired by the idea, teams started creating their own fun projects: from sports leagues and party planning to meal prep coordination. All in Asana.

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There’s still time to share your Asana (fun) story, and we want to hear it!

If you’ve ever used Asana in a way that made someone say, “Wait, you used Asana for THAT?”—this is your moment.

:megaphone: Submit your story here! Your project might be featured next!

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This is such an awesome and fun idea to get staff familiar with Asana! I’ve been thinking of a way to collect folks’ cooking recipes and make it into a “cookbook” of sorts. And I think an Asana board like this is a great idea to consider!