How I use Notion as an Architect
As a productivity and project management tool, Notion is very powerful. It’s intuitive, capable and infinitely flexible; a blank canvas that can be almost anything you want. The open-ended structure is a strength when you know how to use it, but a real weakness when you're just getting started and unsure of how to set up your workspace.
In the video I share my Notion workspace and you’ll learn how to customize yours to suit your needs. I start by walking you through the basics of Notion's visual editing tools and then move into more advanced functions to create intelligent task lists, meeting notes templates, SOP's (Standard Operating Procedures) + WIKI's to help save you time in the design process. The project track brings it all together in one dashboard where tasks, resources, schedules and meeting notes are collected and shared amongst team members, both in-house and remote.
Note: I’ve updated and added to the template over the years as I’ve been refining and using it. Be sure to check this blog post and video for the latest.
Timestamps to help you navigate:
0:43 Four types of pages I use
1:00 Build a Weekly Agenda
4:24 Easter Eggs (For careful observers, I hide things in every video. You knew that, right?)
4:53 SOPs + WIKIs
7:16 An Intelligent Task List
12:22 Building a Project Track
15:00 Meeting Note Templates
17:29 Kanban Phase Template
19:18 Wacken (someday)
19:30 Notion for Life
My Notion templates are completely free. If you’d like to support my work (+ more videos) please consider buying something I make:
Startup Toolkit (great for filling out the SOPs in your Notion)