Over the past 5 years we have seen and used many different tools for organising our business, from a standard paperbased filing system, through to the ubiquitous Excel software.

However with the explosion of new digital platforms available across a multitude of devices, we have managed to organise ourselves very effectively (and have fun at the same time!).

So, what we thought we’d do is to create a monthly blog so that you can see what works for us, and in turn might be helpful to you.

No 1: Action Method, by Behance (www.actionmethod.com)

Every day we are working on a variety of projects, and we’ve always found that keeping track of what needs to be done can be a little bit ad-hoc. Action Method has helped to change all of that.

This beautifully crafted tool enables us to manage our projects by associating action steps to each one, which can then be delegated to the appropriate team member. We can schedule the steps, and put them in an order of importance. Notes can be added, and we can see where there are any bottlenecks in each project.

The other key use of Action Method is when brainstorming (sorry ‘thought-showering’) an idea. Ideas can come at any time of the day or night, and with both the iPhone and iPad apps, we can add a quick action step to each innovation. Plus, as it is cloud based it automatically updates our account. It looks sublime, works instinctively and costs under £100 for the year. Marvellous.