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Appified Office 2.0

Tech integration is integral for Millennial motivation

Implications - The efficient nature of smartphones is reaching new levels as apps designed specifically for office professionals rise. Going beyond built-in smartphone productivity tools, the apps support employee efficiency training to effectively fine-tune professional prowess and train younger demographics new to office life to effectively get them motivated on a familiar level.
Workshop Question - What tools can you adopt in order to empower your employees to be more engaged and self-motivated?
Trend Themes
1. Office Productivity Apps - Apps designed specifically for office professionals are on the rise to improve employee efficiency training and motivate Millennial workers.
2. Health and Wellness Benefits Management Apps - Companies like LEAGUE and Morneau Shepell are providing streamlined processes for reviewing healthcare benefits, potential disruptive innovation opportunities for traditional insurance companies.
3. Employee Tracking and Staffing Apps - Streamlining staffing and scheduling procedures using apps like StaffHub and gig allow for effective communication and ease of access, creating new solutions to the demands of the Millennial workforce.
Industry Implications
1. HR Technology - Office productivity and benefits management apps present opportunities for HR tech professionals to create innovative tools for businesses to improve company culture and efficiency.
2. Healthcare Industry - Digital tools and benefits management apps like LEAGUE and Morneau Shepell pose a disruption to traditional insurance companies, with potential for further transformative innovation in healthcare tech.
3. Global Digital Staffing - Employee-tracking and streamlined staffing apps like StaffHub and gig offer opportunities for global digital staffing platforms looking to provide modern solutions to businesses with remote and temporary workforces.
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Popularity
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Freshness
Patterns
Megatrends
7 Featured, 62 Examples:
81,754 Total Clicks
Date Range:
Mar 16 — Oct 16
Trending:
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Featured Examples

Shift Work Apps
Shift Work Apps
The Gig App Helps Millennials Secure Part-Time Shift Work Easily
For many Millennials, full-time employment is too constricting to allow for the lifestyles that they choose, yet earning enough money is still important, and the Gig app is making it easier for them... MORE
Employee Wellness Apps
Employee Wellness Apps
The LEAGUE App Lets People Pick Insurance Benefits They Will Actually Use
The LEAGUE app is a new app-based service that’s set to dramatically improve healthcare for employees in the US and Canada. Companies can sign up to LEAGUE in a matter of minutes and instantly... MORE
Streamlined Staffing Apps
Streamlined Staffing Apps
The StaffHub App Helps You Plan and Schedule Shifts
StaffHub is the name of an innovative Microsoft app, offered for Office 365, that is designed to make it easier than ever to schedule shifts without the confusion and frustration that can often arise.... MORE
Communicative Office Buttons
Communicative Office Buttons
This Communication Device Sends Pre-Programmed Messages
The ‘SlackAlert’ is a communication device that connects to the workplace chat platform Slack. Designed by Viget, the SlackAlert is a button that can send pre-programmed digital... MORE
Benefits Management Apps
Benefits Management Apps
The Morneau Shepell Mobile App Lets Employees View Benefit Plans
The Morneau Shepell Mobile App is a new digital tool offered by the benefits consulting agency that promises to streamline the process of reviewing one’s benefit plan. Designed for use by... MORE
Employee-Tracking Platforms
Employee-Tracking Platforms
The FreshTeam App Allows Companies to Keep Up with Worker Locations
Keeping tabs on employees can be difficult when teams are often travelling for business, working out of office or visiting clients which makes the Fresh Team employee-tracking platform an ideal... MORE
Live Employee-Evaluating Platforms
Live Employee-Evaluating Platforms
BlinkEval Makes Giving Performance Feedback More Timely
This startup addresses issues in employee performance feedback by adding a real-time component. Based in Illinois, BlinkEval allows managers to give feedback more often with an intuitive and... MORE

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