How Post It Notes Are Becoming The Latest Innovative Technology
In a world of supposed declining paper use, Post-it notes are getting a second life, seeing a resurgence in a new and unforeseen way–as a tool for innovation and collaboration. How long will paper continue to be the right tool for planning and ideation? How long will it take someone to figure out how to replicate paper’s utility in the digital space? An interesting development in the paper world of innovation/collaboration is the synthesis of Post-it Notes with digital technologies. Initially conceived as a way to bookmark pages, organizations quickly discovered the business value of Post-it notes, using them for routine tasks such as routing stacks of paper documents, global business director for Post-it Brand. Slapping a yellow Post-it Note on a stack of papers with instructions for the next reviewer was simple and intuitive. But with the rise of electronic documents, the need for Post-it Notes to route office documents began to decline. While still used for myriad other pu