In this special bonus episode, Ryan and Lindsay are sharing some clips from the cutting room floor of Season 6. Tune in for advice on effectively automating your work and planning quarterly innovation days. Plus, get a little dose of paper hating to hold you over in between seasons.

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Welcome to Practically Speaking, the monthly show where hosts Ryan and Lindsay talk about the topics that changemakers, digital leaders, and innovators like you care about most.

On the docket for this month’s episode:

• [00:13] Automation trends
• [03:59] Poll: How many organizations are focused on automation in ‘23?
• [09:02] #PaperHaters: stats that will blow your mind 
• [12:49] One SMALL ask (with a big payoff)

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Resources:

• Digital Maturity Assessment 
• 2022 State of Digital Maturity Report
• Stop Big Paper blog resources

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Can automation remove the tedious tasks we all hate from our workdays? Daniel Zrůst, Solutions Architect at Make, believes it is possible—without needing any code or technical experience. In this episode, he explains the many benefits of integrating tools and automating workflows, such as improving speed to lead and removing human errors. Daniel also provides great suggestions on how to identify where to start your automation journey, as well as an easy blueprint for building your first “scenario.”

Identify a few candidates. Start your automation journey by focusing on the most painful yet crucial business processes.

Use no-code to fill gaps. You can rely less on developers and IT by providing employees no-code tools.

Avoid point solutions. Don’t create a “spaghetti of dependencies”—invest in software that has broad functionality and multiple uses.

Want to learn more about Make? Sign up for free and build your first automation yourself: https://bit.ly/3iqSYH1

You can also explore Make’s e-learning courses:

https://bit.ly/3IOdBHA

For regular Make users

https://bit.ly/3XkZf5z

for aspiring Make Service Partners