In Keeping the organizers organized, Eric Lee talks about using Highrise to stay organized as a trade unionist.
Trade unionists talk a lot about organising, but how well organised are we ourselves? I've tried lots of tools over the years with the goal of being better organised, including personal digital assistants (PDAs), PC-based software, and most recently web-based tools. Most recently, I've gotten hooked by a fantastic service called Highrise...Union organisers can use Highrise to record all contacts, to note who has joined and what they've agreed to do, and who are potential members. Once a union exists in the workplace, Highrise could be used to maintain membership records and details of contacts between members and the union.
I'm sure there are loads of expensive systems out there which do the same thing. And I'm sure that people have hacked together ways to do much of this on an Excel spreadsheet too.
But to be able to access all your contacts from any Internet-connected device (including your cellphone) – that's extraordinary...
I think that any trade unionist who tries Highrise will instantly recognise the potential.
