"I created an app in Podio to collect qualitative data. We use a Podio webform to collect impact resulting from our journalism. Inside the Podio database, I use the various fields to filter information. For example, I can set a filter to see all impact associated with a single reporting …

“At a certain point the light goes on and [people] start to realize what they can do with it; you start to see them building their own apps and spaces and it really does drive creativity; you can see people start to think about how to make themselves more productive.”

“As we are all working freelance on the side, it is really important to have goals set to push yourself and each other forward. I’ve experienced that we actually get more things done since it is clear what exactly has to be ready and when.”

"Last year, before we were using Podio, we put out three issues. Now that we can plan and track, and have accountability and transparency, we’re going to put out four issues this year and more stories are being told from the economic fringe."

"It's kind of fun formatting everything and seeing how it all works together. You can basically get it to do exactly what you want."

"As we grew and as we started doing more work, there was just no way we could keep all that information either in our heads or on a piece of paper."

"[The Projects app] automatically feeds back into another app we created that tracks the margins for all the products; it constantly calculates average hours, average material costs, average margin for each piece so we can be on the fly adjusting. It’s really amazing what you can do."

"Because of Podio I see that process, I see them talking about it, I see them asking questions if they need to know something from me about what’s going on in the shop."

"Podio has helped us a lot in getting our co-workers and projects in sync."

“We’ve vastly improved our ability to orchestrate and work together as a team. because we have a common workspace inside of Podio so everyone can track what they’re responsible for and share information with their dependents in other parts of the company”

“Using this system in Podio has changed our world, all of a sudden we can now manage a remote sales team correctly. Naturally you have some people leave, some new people starts, we expand into new territories; straight away all the information that we have can be sorted into that …

“Previously you’d have to send it via email and save it on your local drive, but now I can have an app for all my employees and share just the specific items with the specific people that it’s relevant to; because obviously we don’t want colleagues seeing each others reviews …

"Focusing on people and processes, we create value and efficiency by integrating modern communication tools to the specific needs of individual organizations. We can help you use Podio in the best way or integrate other systems in your organisation with Podio."

"We combined the apps we created into a Project Management and QA pack and rolled it out to the Emperor Design marketplace for consistent use by the entire team."

"It has provided a real-time channel that contextually is connected to the topic or project so there is zero confusion. Podio’s allowed us to actually tighten our communications, more so than ever."