{"id":65085,"date":"2018-11-03T13:48:20","date_gmt":"2018-11-03T17:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=65085"},"modified":"2018-11-03T13:59:16","modified_gmt":"2018-11-03T17:59:16","slug":"virtual-digital-assistants-in-the-workplace-still-nascent-but-developing-brans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2018\/11\/03\/virtual-digital-assistants-in-the-workplace-still-nascent-but-developing-brans\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual digital assistants in the workplace: Still nascent, but developing\u00a0[Brans]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cisco.com\/c\/en\/us\/solutions\/collaboration\/virtual-digital-assistants-in-workplace.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Virtual digital assistants in the workplace: Still nascent, but developing<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0&#8212; from cisco.com by Pat Brans<br \/>\n<em>As workers get overwhelmed with daily tasks, they want virtual digital assistants in the workplace that can alleviate some of the burden.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Excerpts:<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">As life gets busier, knowledge workers are struggling with information overload.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">They\u2019re looking for a way out, and that way, experts say, will eventually involve virtual digital assistants (VDAs). Increasingly, workers need to complete myriad tasks, often seemingly simultaneously. And as the pace of business continues to drive ever faster, hands-free, intelligent technology that can speed administrative tasks holds obvious appeal.<br \/>\n&#8230;<br \/>\nSo far, scenarios in which digital assistants in the workplace enhance productivity fall into three categories: scheduling, project management, and improved interfaces to enterprise applications. \u201cUsing digital assistants to perform scheduling has clear benefits,\u201d Beccue said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u201cScheduling meetings and managing calendars takes a long time\u2014many early adopters are able to quantify the savings they get when the scheduling is performed by a VDA. Likewise, when VDAs are used to track project status through daily standup meetings, project managers can easily measure the time saved.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Perhaps the most important change we\u2019ll see in future generations of VDA technology for workforce productivity will be the advent of general-purpose VDAs that help users with all tasks. These VDAs will be multi-channel (providing interfaces through mobile apps, messaging, telephone, and so on) and they will be bi-modal (enlisting text and voice).<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virtual digital assistants in the workplace: Still nascent, but developing\u00a0&#8212; from cisco.com by Pat Brans As workers get overwhelmed with daily tasks, they want virtual digital assistants in the workplace that can alleviate some of the burden. 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