Then there's the quote attributed to the famous physicist: insanity is doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting different results.
Things evolve . And they evolve fast. What worked yesterday simply doesn't work anymore today, practices that were valid yesterday are outdated. What's more, what works today won't work tomorrow.
Why not? Since the invention of the wheel, humans have strived to make life and work easier. This necessity, in fact, drives progress, and many intelligent individuals have achieved, discovered, and invented unimaginable things because of it.
Not so long ago, we had to type important papers in word processors, print them, sign them, and send them by mail or deliver them in person. A single document sometimes took days to weeks to "turn around," especially if it required multiple signatures. And it could also get lost.
With documents that didn't get lost, diligent administrative workers thickened folders, the holy objects of every business, and filled cabinets with them until they burst at the glued seams.
There were many steps to the desired goal and a great chance of mistakes until extensive digitization of business processes happened.
With the Internet, document management literally skyrocketed. First, it enabled sending via email, and then various web sharing protocols, the standardization of digital document formats , and especially cloud storage, contributed to the success story. Everything happens practically in real-time, regardless of where someone is located; team collaboration knows no bounds.
And then comes the electronic signature, probably the most important and binding invention in managing digital transactions — a tectonic shift, if you will. A document we share, review, and fill out can be signed and returned literally in a few minutes without the need to be physically close to the other contracting party. It can be done anywhere, anytime, on any device, without disturbing anyone's rhythm. It can't get faster; thus, signing a deal has no borders.
Data encryption, audit trails, and compliance with strict regulations and legislation of domestic and international legislative bodies ensure speed, security, and legal compliance. But one thing is certain: these are no longer features of the latest technological achievements; this is now a standard that gives a whole new meaning to the statement at the beginning of this writing — "Yesterday it worked."
We believe today's technological innovations in business pave the way for a better tomorrow. Development is progressing at a dizzying speed — just look at the breakthrough in artificial intelligence in the past year. AI enables the rapid creation of content and form and certainly represents one of the biggest technological revolutions. It will significantly mark our daily business lives.
In a positive way if we want it. And if we realize this is yet another tool that helps us get the job done, not that it does the job instead of us. In the end, there are still people on both sides of every completed transaction, and people need to communicate with each other, not leave communication to machines.
Things evolve and will continue to evolve. And there's nothing wrong with that: your business can gain an unprecedented boost if you join the evolution.
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