“And that’s how we found Epoch. Epoch fills these gaps for us. With Epoch, we are able to communicate in an accessible and clear way to our employees," says Ashley Frabasilio, Employee Engagement Manager.

Customized event planning and scheduling

“With Epoch, when Asana employees have an interest in a topic, they can sort and search based on their interests, time zones, or through different community groups. And then in a matter of seconds, that event is on their calendar," says Ashley, as she thinks through how employees use Epoch at Asana.

Set up events in a few simple steps

“There's no extra legwork for the administrators, the planners, or for the employee. Finding that light and easy solution where it feels like butter for everybody involved was really tricky, and Epoch just filled that gap for us," says Ashley.

Empower teams for cultural impact

“Within the second month of launching Epoch at Asana, we had folks organically reaching out to us like, ‘Hey, how do I organize my team’s All Hands? How do I plan my ERG event? I want to use Epoch!’” says Ashley.

“Something that was completely organic with Epoch was that we were able to scale the teams that helped organize folks wanting to gather based on different topics and groups,” says Ashley, as she discussed how Epoch supported teams from L&D to ERGs, Benefits, and more.

The value of Epoch at Asana was immediate, across its culture and for numerous teams.

Save time and resources

“Rather than having a strategy where we have to hire more events people or spend time on all these robust systems and playbooks, we are able to just add folks into Epoch!” says Ashley.  

“We love being able to connect and standardize different groups. With Epoch, we can easily share recommendations for best practices, alongside norms around the event itself.”

With Epoch, Asana has been able to equip different groups and teams with the ability to streamline their programs and events, as well as best practices and automation.

Automate communication

With Epoch, Asana is able to create workflows that automate Slack notifications and communications for pre-reads before an upcoming meeting and event.

This has saved significant time for teams at Asana, as they no longer have to manually and individually send reminders, announcements, and information before an event or meeting.

For employees, Epoch helps them seamlessly switch gears and be equipped with information before going into a separate meeting or event.

Seamless implementation

Implementation was one of the most important things to Ashley and her team when deciding on a platform. “For us, it came down to finding something accessible. After testing a variety of different platforms, there was nothing quite like Epoch on the market,” says Ashley.

“As soon as we chatted with Epoch’s team about some of our norms to help make a smooth implementation, it was like an instant brainstorm,” says Ashley.

“Epoch’s team is solutions-oriented and strives to make customer’s lives easier and better.”

Collaborate and co-create events

For Ashley, the fluidity of collaboration and co-creation working with Epoch aligned really well with Asana’s values. The Asana team provided feedback and product ideas that aligned with Epoch’s product vision, which allowed for quick iterations and product development for requests.

Measure impact with reports and analytics

“Data fuels the power of making impactful decisions. Being able to understand reporting [through Epoch] has helped us make better decisions on how we invest in programs from a time and resourcing perspective.”

Rather than continuing an event because that was the status quo, Asana now uses Epoch to be strategic in reviewing feedback and reporting, and then applying that to their approach in how they engage employees. This has been incredibly valuable for Asana to understand what programs are most engaging, where to invest more in, and how to better provide initiatives in the future.“

Being able to understand reporting [through Epoch] has helped us make better decisions on how we invest in programs from a time and resourcing perspective," says Ashley.