Going Paperless - Ideas..
Why wouldn't you?
- COGNITIVE DISSONANCE ? 'feeling uncomfortable before doing something or making a decision'
- Belief that it will cause disruptive changes
- Moving to paperless will take a long time
- Lack of understanding of paper-free options
- Prefer handling physical paper (haptic perception)
- Belief that we still need physical signatures..
Advantages of going paperless?
Save Trees
Less Waste
Save Money
Save Time
Increased Security
More Storage
Access
Flexibility
Productivity
Paperless system ideas for your Training Centre:
- Booking Systems (i.e. for Courses & Activities): EventBrite, BookWhen, Timify, SimplyBook, Fareharbor, Bookeo, Checkfront, Eola, Booking Bug, Sports Booker, Viking Bookings, JRNI, ThinkBooker etc
- eForms (i.e. for Medical & Feedback Forms): WaiverForever, Clever Waiver, Waiversign, Web Waiver, DocuSign, Smart Waiver etc
- Joining Information: On your website via email OR shared via GoogleDrive, Dropbox etc
- Course & Staff Dates: iCal, Google Calendar, Zoho, WhichTime etc
- Standard Operating Procedures: GoogleDocs, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, MyCloud, iCloud etc
- Communications (i.e. with instructors or students): WhatsApp Business, Text, Facebook Messenger, Email etc
Paperless systems for your Business Management:
- Accounting / Book Keeping: Xero, ProfitBooks, Wave, FreeAgent etc
- Invoicing: FreeAgent, Xero, Wave, Paypal etc
- Online Payments: Stripe, Paypal, Bank Transfers, WorldPay etc
- Storage: External Hard drives, MyCloud, iCloud, GoogleDrive, Dropbox etc
- Scanning: CamScanner, CamCard, ABBYY, Wantedly, EverNote, OCR, iScanner, ScanBizCards etc
OFFICE IN YOUR POCKET
Most of the systems mentioned above have their own Apple or Android apps..
Paperless Teaching Aids:
Digital Teaching Aids (simply so many Apps available !) :
