Workgrid Introduces Guided Attention Technology

Workgrid is excited to announce the launch of its new guided attention technology, which is the first solution of its kind that focuses on intelligently guiding employees’ attention to the right information at the right time.

Workgrid’s guided attention technology optimizes the digital work experience for employees and minimizes digital friction by nudging, surfacing, and promoting information and tasks from existing business systems and delivering them across the channels employees already work in.

Guided attention technology empowers all employees to do their best work and aids productivity by minimizing digital friction and unwanted distractions that destroy focus, waste time, and degrades the overall employee experience.

Employees are struggling to get full value out of the digital workplace. Because of the app explosion caused by the pandemic, their days are derailed trying to navigate a complicated maze of disparate applications and struggling to find information that’s buried in silos. All of this creates a frustrating user experience that makes it difficult to focus on high-value, meaningful work.

This fragmented digital work experience is hindering the potential of our employees.

Employees waste an estimated 50% of their work time context switching, app hopping etc.

• 68% of workers toggle between apps up to 10X/hour

• 31% of workers said toggling causes them to lose their train of thought

• It can take 23 min to recover focus after a distraction

Guided attention technology minimizes this digital friction and eliminates unwanted distractions by creating a streamlined experience for the tasks and information employees need the most.

As part of the launch of guided attention technology, Workgrid updated its platform to include a no-code app builder that enables organizations to build custom digital experiences for employees.

With access to 200+ pre-built connectors to popular enterprise systems, this no-code app builder provides organizations with the flexibility and control they need to rapidly build and deliver Workgrid apps that simplify experiences with existing enterprise systems and further guide employees’ attention to what matters most. This reduces the time, effort, and overall cost to build apps, enabling organizations to quickly and easily deliver a better digital work experience for employees.

Today, guided experiences built with Workgrid can be delivered via the Workgrid intranet toolbar, mobile app, or Microsoft Teams app, driving our mission to provide employees with the right experience at the right time, within the channel that’s most convenient for them.

To continue our evolution as a digital workplace leader, we’ve recently launched a partner program and are working with our flagship partners Igloo Software and Trianz to deliver Workgrid’s digital assistant as an added layer of functionality and value for their digital workplace solutions.

Future plans include providing our partners and customers with client APIs to enable complete customization of the Workgrid user interface and the ability to effectively integrate Workgrid into any existing digital workplace solution. This will enable customers to decouple Workgrid functionality (e.g. smart notifications or microapps) from the traditional toolbar format and integrate these experiences seamlessly into whatever digital channel is most appropriate such as an existing mobile app or portal.

“Our mission has always been to make work simpler, more efficient, and engaging,” said Troy Campano, Head of Product at Workgrid. “This began with a focus on improving the employee experience by bringing tasks, information and communications into a centralized location, whether on the intranet or with a mobile app. As the nature of work has changed, however, it became clear that what employees really need is easy access to the right tools and information at the right time and in the right channels – whatever those channels might be. The simple fact is this: if you help employees improve their attention management and create a better experience for the tools they already have, you can dramatically improve their productivity and decision-making, boost sales, and ultimately improve the employee experience. This launch of guided attention technology, along with our no-code app builder, will strengthen our ability to deliver the simplified work experiences employees need to be successful.”