By Jovana Karanovic, Founder and Managing Director of Reshaping Work & Mariana Roberto, Communications and Community Coordinator at Reshaping Work
Everyone has heard about ChatGPT by now. You’ve probably heard how useful it can be for your daily activities, yet sometimes we need little help to get over the hurdle of ‘new’ and give it a try.
Are you bogged down by the mundane tasks of your workday, leaving little room for creativity and innovation? You could perhaps be looking for more fulfillment in your work, only if someone could take that annoying paperwork off of your hands?
Or maybe you just need a fresh perspective on a project you’ve been working on? Whatever your situation may be, ChatGPT — an artificial-intelligence chatbot — may come to the rescue!
How can we embrace this new technology everyone is talking about and make it work for us?
ChatGPT has already started to revolutionize the way we work, making our lives easier and more productive. Here we delve into three ways in which ChatGPT can streamline our work processes and help us achieve more in less time. So, buckle up and get ready to unlock the full potential of AI in the workplace!
1. Strategic brainstorming
Have you ever found yourself struggling to come up with new and innovative ideas during a brainstorming session? It can be frustrating, especially when you have limited time and resources to work with. This is where ChatGPT can come in handy. By leveraging its powerful capabilities, ChatGPT can help you generate fresh ideas and perspectives that you may not have thought of otherwise.
For instance, let’s say you work in the marketing department of a tech startup and are asked to develop a new expansion strategy. You and your team have already spent hours brainstorming, but nothing seems to be sticking.
By inputting some basic information about your current situation, e.g. target audience, desired impact, or product features, ChatGPT can help generate suggestions that could push your train of thought. This not only saves you time but can also give you a competitive edge in the market.
This is how it looks in practice, we gave the input “Give ideas for a marketing campaign to promote a conference about Technology and Employee Wellbeing. The target group is: employers from 30–50 years old, who want to be updated about market trends. ”
2. Content creation
Creating content can be a time-consuming and challenging task for many professionals. Thus, by leveraging the capacity of AI-powered language models, you can improve your productivity and ensure that your content is engaging, informative, and accurate.
One of the key advantages of ChatGPT is its ability to generate high-quality content based on a vast database of information. For example, if you are writing a blog post on a particular topic, ChatGPT can analyze similar articles and suggest related keywords, topics, and ideas that you may have missed.
This not only helps to improve the overall quality of your content but also ensures that your content is optimized for search engines, driving more traffic to your website.
Not only that, it is capable of making assumptions about fictional situations.
See below what ChatGPT thinks Aristotle would say about Instagram if he was alive today:
3. Writing code & Excel formulas
You might be familiar with the feeling of staring at a blank screen or a complex formula, trying to come up with the perfect solution for a problem. It can be quite challenging coming up with the most efficient way of writing code.
So why not use ChatGPT for that as well?
Imagine being able to simply describe your programming or Excel problem to ChatGPT and having it generate code or formulas for you. No more wasting hours trying to figure out the syntax or debugging errors! ChatGPT can provide instant solutions to your programming and Excel problems, allowing you to focus on more important tasks and increasing your overall productivity.
Whether you’re a seasoned programmer or a novice Excel user, ChatGPT can help streamline your workflow and take your work to the next level. Try it out!
Tip: If you ask for ChatGPT to do it “like an expert”, it improves the previous answer to a more sophisticated one, with more complex code.
We used the input: “Give the a formula in Excel to fin the address (Column C) of a person named “Carla” (Column A)”
What to be wary of?
Do not let it substitute your own personal input. It might be a very useful shortcut for when creativity is low, or you need quick technical support. ChatGPT is not here to substitute your job. Technology advancements should be used as something additional to your skillset.
It is of course also important to remember not to disclose any confidential information, keep it as a support tool for your tasks! Embrace and utilize these tools to enhance productivity and efficiency in the workplace.
Overall, there is still a lot to learn when it comes to implementing AI-Languages in workplace tasks. These are just a few of the multiple ways you can automate your daily activities more efficiently.
Although it might not feel natural at first, you can start small, test it with one activity here and there, it will help make it feel more intuitive!
Remember Aristotle: The value of these tools is determined by how you use them.