According to a survey, workers spend 30% of their time juggling between a multitude of collaboration tools, leading to a loss of productivity. Although artificial intelligence is suggested as a solution, it inevitably multiplies the number of options available… Which makes it difficult for companies to choose.
The overabundance of collaboration tools at work consumes 1.5 working days per week, or approximately 30% of the time, reveals a survey of more than 3,000 knowledge workers (doctors, engineers, researchers, etc.) in the United Kingdom and the United States. According to Asana, an AI tool that allows users to automate their tasks and save time, employees want to have fewer toolsbut more efficient, to accomplish their tasks.
The study highlights the potential of artificial intelligence to improve productivity, but also emphasizes that its introduction can further complicate the selection of tools, precisely by multiplying the available solutions.
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Tool overload: finding the balance for greater efficiency
While some people are still wary of AIa third of workers believes that the technologies provided by their organization are not used effectivelyleading to financial and time wastage. Nearly half want better supervision of their employers to collaborate effectively. Employees spend on average 84 minutes per day to search for necessary information and an hour and a half to juggle between different collaboration tools.
According to Asana, the solution would be to use 12 different digital collaboration tools, including one dedicated exclusively to work management. 74% of respondents call for standardization of collaborative toolsso that all employees use the same technologies.
Although users of many tools are optimistic about the potential benefits of AI, whose uses are sometimes unsuspectedto reduce their workload, 72% believe that their employer is not ready to deploy these artificial intelligence-based technologies. Dr. Rebecca Hinds, head of the Work Innovation Lab at Asana, calls for a “technology reset” to align businesses with the needs of workers.
Source: TechRadar