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What is human-centric AI? A critical, empathetic approach to technology

In the race to implement new and cutting-edge AI tools, many organizations are overlooking a crucial component—the humans that use them. To get the most out of AI, employees need to be able to engage with it first. This concept is what we call "human-centric AI"—the idea that AI should be a partner to employees, not a replacement.

What's New in Asana | October 2023

Welcome to the October edition of What’s New in Asana. First, designate what percentage of a person’s total bandwidth should be allocated to a certain task in Workload. Next, get a bird ' s-eye view of complex projects that require a comparison of original plans against real-time progress with Gantt view. Finally, use the dynamic “Me” filter to give each team member a personalized view of their tasks in a project.

8 time-saving Asana tips to get more done, faster

Use Asana’s smart editor feature to automatically adjust and improve your writing. You can even specify the level of detail you want to include and the tone you want to strike. Who couldn’t use a little extra time? It’s hard to carve out calendar space for your daily priorities—let alone time to actually think and plan. But if you’re feeling crunched, Asana can help. These time-saving tips can help you intelligently eliminate busywork and make a greater impact, faster.

Collaboration and coordination are different-here's when to use them

More collaboration isn’t always better. In fact, research from The Work Innovation Lab, a think tank by Asana, shows that too much collaboration can actually hold workers back. In a survey of over 1,500 workers, 29% of leaders said that the expectations put on employees to collaborate prevented them from completing their work. But while too much collaboration is bad, teams still need to work together to achieve business goals.

3 tips to drive operational excellence from T-Mobile's PMO

Operations teams face unique challenges when it comes to collaborating cross-functionally. Amanda Howell, the Director, Portfolio Management & PMO, Internet, at T-Mobile, saw this firsthand when managing programs like the launch of T-Mobile’s High Speed Internet. We recently sat down with Amanda to get her strategies for leveraging Asana’s work management platform to drive operational efficiencies, work smarter, and ultimately, achieve goals.

What's New in Asana | September 2023

Welcome to the September edition of What’s New in Asana. First, add delight to your project tabs with an emoji. Put an emoji at the beginning of your project tab name to create a custom tab icon. Next, when setting a task to repeat monthly, select the “on the” option to choose which weekday the task will reoccur. Finally, create a rule to set the value of your project’s numeric or text custom field. For example, set a budget based on a task's assignee.

What's New in Asana | August 2023

Welcome to the August edition of What’s New in Asana. First, view-level saving in projects just got better. Change the default project view for everyone from the view name. And you’ll be able to save different filters and sorts for each view. Next, with “Editor” level access, you can manage who adds and edits tasks and messages within a project. Finally, subtasks will show like any other task in universal workload. To include subtasks, add an effort field, like estimated time, an assignee, and a due date.