Teams | Collaboration | Customer Service | Project Management

The market is flooded with shiny new AI tools, all promising to help teams “do more with less.” In the midst of that noise, marketing leaders are faced with a delicate balance: How can they update their tech stack safely, to reap the benefits of AI without putting marketing outcomes—and budget—at risk? This was a core theme at The Work Innovation Summit, Asana’s marquee event showcasing how AI can unlock human potential at work.

Secure video conferencing is a crucial tool for organizations striving to communicate effectively without the fear of data breaches and malicious cybercrime attempts. The recent shift towards remote work has underscored the critical need for secure digital meetings. However, this reliance unveils several privacy challenges: According to research, 97% of IT professionals are concerned about video conferencing privacy and data protection, with 92% aware of existing security vulnerabilities.

Do you ever feel overwhelmed when you see a flashing cursor on a blank screen? Or you have so many ideas for a project that you don’t know where to begin? Or perhaps you simply can’t find the information needed to finish the task at hand? A mental block — the feeling of being stuck and unable to move forward with a task or project — is a common part of work that nearly everyone experiences.

Time is a scarce resource. No amount of money can buy an extra hour in the day or reclaim an hour of wasted time. Yet, too many of us today aren’t managing where or how we invest this resource responsibly, as we would our finances. In fact, many people regularly stare down impenetrable blocks of back-to-back meetings or double-booked time slots in their calendars.

In-app messages are becoming increasingly popular as a method for products to communicate with their users. The tools for sending those messages are maturing and certain standards are becoming expected for specific types of messaging. One such standard is the toast message, a short-lived note that gives the user some feedback or direction.

From the moon landing to the Mars rovers to the International Space Station, space agency teams are some of the best at coming up with innovations that are quite literally out of this world. While you and your own team might not be fueling rockets or launching satellites, you can still adopt creative strategies used by the brilliant brains at NASA and beyond — starting with these templates.

Even if you don’t celebrate Halloween or go trick-or-treating, you’ll be thrilled to know that we still have some treats in store in this month’s update. A big one is you can now watch on-demand highlights from Distributed 23, our annual community event. Check out product announcements plus tips and demos from leading experts.