The world economy runs on Excel and copy-paste

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The world economy runs on Excel and copy-paste. A scary thought, but one we’ve seen firsthand at i.DO.

We deploy work management solutions like Asana, and we’ve worked with banks, government agencies, non-profits, marketing companies, luxury brands… Every single one of them relies heavily on Excel. And more than that, they rely on people copy-pasting things all day long. It’s crazy.

What’s even crazier is that if a company puts in place the right processes, with the right people using the right tools, they can completely outsmart the competition. They can be twice as efficient, with teams no longer overwhelmed all the time.

And even just that—having a team that isn’t overwhelmed—changes everything. Turnover gets closer to zero. People stay longer, they’re happier, they do better work. Clients are happier. And maybe, in the end, the world gets a little better too.

This is one of the scary truths we’ve uncovered, working with companies all over the world.

Bastien, Asana Expert
i.DO (Asana Partner: Services & Licenses)

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@Bastien_Siebman I hear this almost everyday here at StreamWork. It’s great to show them how StreamWork and Asana work seamlessly to streamline the creative review processes and get them out of Excel.

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Yes, It’s absolutely crazy. Some organisation is still stuck with Excel files and endless email chains. It’s frustrating, but sadly, it’s the reality we live in.

People don’t like change. Even when you bring them a better, more efficient solution, they cling to their habits. What’s worse is that the resistance often comes from the top. Many of those in senior positions were trained on Microsoft tools 20 or 30 years ago, and they’ll never change.

So we keep receiving emails with Excel files attached, over and over again…
But maybe things will slowly improve with the new generations coming in.

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