Productivity Boost

    Productivity has always been a top priority for businesses and individuals but lately is getting more attention than ever before. Remote work creates a deeper need for all-in-one apps like Slingshot, which get rid of constant app switching. That alone can help, but productivity flows are also important to foster engagement, efficiency and, above all, save time.

    What's a Productivity Boost

    It's a way of using Slingshot that takes advantage of the seamless integration between different features, helping you get more job done. This is a great way to increase your efficiency and enhance your experience with Slingshot.

    List of Scenarios

    Below you can find a list of scenarios that can make a real difference for you and boost your productivity.

    Category Productivity flow Example Scenario How To Use
    Task>>Discussion Start a discussion from a task. While reviewing your tasks, you discover a task important for the whole team that is labeled as low priority. You quickly realize you need to discuss it with the team right away. Click/tap on the Productivity Boost button Producitivity Boost of the task ⇒ Choose "Start a Discussion" ⇒ Navigate to the workspace or project where you want to start a new discussion or use an existing one.
    Task>>Chat Start a chat from a task. While updating a task, you remember that you are assigned with another Slingshot user. A quick conversation about your progress is needed, so you contact your task collaborator through a private message. Click/tap on the Productivity Boost button Producitivity Boost of the task ⇒ Choose "Start a Chat" ⇒ Use an existing chat or start a new chat with a user (or group).
    Discussion>>Task Create a task from a discussion. You and your teammates have found common ground after a heated discussion. In the final messages you finally decided on an action plan. You want to directly use these messages to create tasks without leaving the discussion topic. Click/tap on the Productivity Boost button Producitivity Boost of a message ⇒ Choose "Create Task" ⇒ Select the workspace or project where you want to create the new task.
    Pin>>Chat Start a chat from a pinned file. You are working on a spreadsheet pinned to your team board and need a teammate's help to complete it. You decide to go for a quick update in a private chat. Click/tap on the Productivity Boost button Producitivity Boost of the file ⇒ Choose "Start a Chat" ⇒ Use an existing chat or start a new one ⇒ Set the file permissions if the file was originally added to the list by you.
    Pin>>Task Create a task from a pinned file. While reviewing the content pinned to a project, you find a file that needs your immediate attention. But you haven't finished your review, so you want to create a task without leaving the Pins tab. Click/tap on the Productivity Boost button Producitivity Boost of the file ⇒ Choose "Create Task" ⇒ Select the workspace or project where you want to create the new task.
    Pin>>Discussion Start a discussion from a pinned file. You came across a file in your project's content and immediately decide you need to start a discussion about its purpose. You can do this without even leaving the Pin tab of your team and interrupting your productivity flow. Click/tap on the Productivity Boost button Producitivity Boost of the file ⇒ Choose "Start a Discussion" ⇒ Select the workspace or project where you want to create the discussion.
    Analytics>>Pins Pin a dashboard to a workspace or project. There are KPIs that you and your team need to track on a regular basis. Pin those dashboards to your workspace or project Pins to make them quickly accessible to everyone. Click/tap on the Productivity Boost button Producitivity Boost of the dashboard ⇒ Choose "Add to Pins" ⇒ Select the workspace or project where you want to add the pin.
    Analytics>>Chat Start a chat from a dashboard. You want to discuss the deviation of a KPI tracked in a dashboard. To this end, you can share your dashboard in a chat message with another Slingshot user or a group. Plus, you can include a screenshot of the visualization displaying the KPI. All of this without leaving the My Analytics tab. Click/tap on the Productivity Boost button Producitivity Boost of the dashboard ⇒ Choose "Start a Chat" ⇒ Choose an existing chat/group chat or start a new one.
    Analytics>>Task Create a task from a dashboard. While analyzing the information on a dashboard in your My Analytics tab, you are already itching to create some tasks and solve the problems you found. You don't even need to leave the Analytics tab to create the tasks you want and continue your dashboard analysis afterwards! Click/tap on the Productivity Boost button Producitivity Boost of the dashboard ⇒ Choose "Create Task" ⇒ Select the workspace or project where you want to create the new task.
    Analytics>>Discussion Start a discussion from a dashboard. While analyzing your dashboards in My Analytics, you realize that you need to raise awareness about the increased support cases. To attract everyone's attention, you decide to start a discussion. Click/tap on the Productivity Boost button Producitivity Boost of the dashboard ⇒ Choose "Start a Discussion" ⇒ Select the workspace or project where you want to create the discussion.
    Chat>>Task Create a task from a chat message. Chatting with a teammate you just found the solution of an issue together! Now, you want to quickly add a task to take action after you finish your conversation. You can do this without leaving the chat. Click/tap on the Productivity Boost button Producitivity Boost of the chat message ⇒ Choose "Create Task" ⇒ Select the workspace or project where you want to create the task.
    Chat attachment>> Bookmark, create a task or start a discussion from an attachment in a chat message. Attachments sent in a chat message can be used by all participants to start a productivity flow without even leaving the chat. You can use each attachment independently and add it to your bookmarks, create a task, or start a discussion. Click/tap on the Productivity Boost button Producitivity Boost of the attachment ⇒ Choose "Bookmark", "Create Task", or "Start a Discussion" ⇒ Navigate to the desired location.
    Task attachment>> Bookmark, add to pins, create a task or start a discussion from an attachment in a task. All attachments in a task can be used, independently of the task, to start a productivity flow. You can add a pin with the attachment, add a bookmark, create a task, or start a discussion. Click/tap on the Productivity Boost button Producitivity Boost of the attachment ⇒ Choose "Bookmark", "Add to Pins", "Create Task", or "Start a Discussion" ⇒ Navigate to the desired location.
    Bookmarks>> Add to Pins, start a chat, create a task or start a discussion from a bookmark. You can bookmark everything in Slingshot - messages, tasks, files, attachments, among others. And you can use any bookmark to start a chat, discussion, create a task or add a pin. Click/tap on the Productivity Boost button Producitivity Boost of the bookmark ⇒ "Add to Pins", "Start a Chat", "Create Task", or "Start a Discussion" ⇒ Navigate to the desired location.