20 Tools for Optimizing Remote Work

To stay productive and collaborate effectively when working remotely, it’s important to have the right tools. We have created an Upwave board to give you an overview of tools for collaborating on tasks and projects, collaborating on docs/files, instant messaging and video conferencing. Click on the image to go to the board. To read more … Read more

Take Your Upwave Boards Public

We are excited to announce that you can now make your boards public! This means that you can share your boards, and your message, with people outside your workspace – no account needed. From sharing your product roadmap with your customers, to sharing a collection of recommended articles with your friends – the opportunities are … Read more

How to Promote Effective Collaboration in Remote Teams

Although we cannot predict for how long we will be confined to working from home, what we do know is that the trends pointing towards an increase in remote workers aren’t going anywhere, pandemics or not. To help you effectively lead your remote team we have compiled some tips for you. Before we start, remember … Read more

How to Stay Sane and Productive When Working Remote

The world is currently going through a crash course in remote work, with the number of organizations closing their offices growing by the hour. The COVID-19 crisis (also known as the Corona Outbreak..) have left a large number of people working from their home for the first time. What are the best tips and tricks … Read more

The Planning Fallacy: Why Your Projects Always Take Longer Than Planned – And How To Prevent It

Have you noticed that tasks and projects always take longer than you think they will? We have a tendency to underestimate how long something will take, even when we are aware of this tendency and try to compensate for it. This observation is known as the Hofstadter’s Law, which tie into the Planning Fallacy. Hofstadter’s … Read more

How to Use Getting Things Done (GTD) to Organize Everything in Your Life

“Much of the stress that people feel doesn’t come from having too much to do. It comes from not finishing what they’ve started.” – David Allen What? “Getting Things Done (GTD)” is a work-life management system created by the leading productivity expert and author David Allen. According to Allen, there are five stages we go … Read more

Organize Your Work in 60 Seconds with The One Minute To-Do List

The One Minute To-Do list (1MTD) is a productivity system developed by Michael Linenberger. It’s called the One Minute To-Do list because it takes just a minute to set it up and a minute to review it each day. The system is based on organizing your to-dos in 3 lists; 1. Critical Now: Tasks that … Read more

7 Ways to Become Happier and More Productive at Work

According to Shawn Achor, author of “The happiness advantage”, a company with happy employees can increase their productivity by 31 % and sales by 37 %. In addition, happiness at work builds positivity, reduces stress, increases innovation, and improves quality of life. It’s a win-win situation, where your happiness benefit both yourself and the company … Read more

What Is Productivity And How Can You Increase It?

«Productivity is the deliberate, strategic investment of your time, talent, intelligence, energy, resources and opportunities in a manner calculated to move you measurably closer to meaningful goals.» – Dan S. Kennedy The concept of productivity has existed since the late 1800s in both verbal and mathematical forms, but all the different definitions and interpretations out there … Read more

Introduction to Kanban

The Kanban method was originally invented as a part of the famous Toyota Production System in the 1940s. In the 2000s, Kanban was adopted into software development when Microsoft’s software development team wanted a better system for fixing bugs in their product. Today, Kanban helps teams manage both daily tasks, big projects, bug tracking, editorial … Read more