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Crayons: Coloring web experiences, the Freshworks way

If you have worked on building user interfaces for a large project, you would probably have learned the importance of component libraries. They contain a set of ready-to-use components that help you build UI fast and also maintain consistency across the entire project. Building a consistent and seamless user experience is hard. This is where component libraries can help.

12 Customer Support Tools You Absolutely Need To Have in 2021

In a world that is so technologically-driven, having the right customer support tools is essential to delivering great customer service, keeping employee health in check, and gaining an edge over your competitors. With the range of support tools available today — one for shared inbox, one for bug tracking, another one to allow for inter-team collaboration, and yet another one for project management — how do you identify the tools that you really need?

Mattermost and moderation: Managing access for a more welcome experience

One of the greatest values Mattermost provides to users is the ability to create a space for discussion, issue tracking, and succinct communication, which is made possible by administrators managing access. Our goal is to create a safe and secure communication platform for all of our users. This often comes with the need for tools to help ensure users are communicating in line with the culture of the organization or community to ensure a welcoming and inclusive experience for all.

Waweru Mathenge on Digital Boardroom Security | Convene x CSIA Webinar

Using the right technology is of utmost importance when shifting from physical to digital. What should be the main consideration of boards going digital? Waweru Mathenge, Chairman of the Institute of Corporate Secretaries in Kenya, shares why he thinks cybersecurity should be the priority. This quote is from Going Digital in the Boardroom: Considerations and Challenges, a webinar powered by Convene and the Corporate Secretaries International Association, held on January 27, 2021.

Part 1: Three Ways to Achieve Success for Your Customers...and Your Bottom Line

That’s according to the Customer Success Association who tells us that being able to prove your worth in both directions is the most crucial aspect of determining success. Monitoring the return on investment (ROI) for the customer is therefore a vital capability, and in the other direction, driving recurring revenues for your company. The CSA advises that Value Management functionality should also include.

How Mentorship Programs Can Help Your Workplace

What if I told you there was a simple way to increase productivity and communication within your organization? To create more connections and relationships that will improve your work environment, bring in mentorship. When it comes to mentorship, the connections made by a mentor and mentee goes well beyond just a connection.

Interactive workshop activities for virtual collaboration

You know that engagement is the secret sauce for any virtual meeting or workshop. But, it’s tough to get people to stay focused—let alone actively participate. A recent survey found that more than half of workers admit they do other things (like check email or peruse social media) during online meetings. This is where workshop activities come in handy.

Quick Prototyping Workshop X Miro Startup Program

In this VMUG we partner with Maria Jose Segura and Gregory Pepper from UNLEASH Community, a leading social entrepreneurs network. To learn how to build a user’s journey diagram, map assumptions, identify the prototype's requirements, define what to prototype, and ways to do so effectively. Prototyping can save precious resources, reveal assumptions, and biases you have about your ideas, uncover new insights about your users and inspire your stakeholders.

How we crafted a design system for Freshworks

“A design system acts as the connective tissue that holds together your entire platform.” —Drew Bridewell, Design Specialist Digital solutions are increasingly becoming more intricate with the rise in customer expectations, and product and design teams are transforming their approach to design—experimenting with style guides and pattern libraries—in order to create inclusive design systems that all users can appreciate.