This is what the expanded task list at the top of a thread could look like.

The tasks for the thread are divided up into 3 sections:
- Assigned to me
- Pending response
- Completed

For context, you can just click on a task in the list, and your click will take you directly to the corresponding message in the workflow.

=> more on related workflows coming up

Let’s talk about Composable Workflows

Some workflows are simple. Others are more complex. Which is why Cardstack workflows are composable.

Say you’re done editing your manuscript with your editor. Now it’s time to involve a proofreader. So, you can simply add an Ebook Proofreading workflow into your main Ebook Editing workflow (alternatively, you could start with a complex workflow that comes with related flows already).

This related workflow will be included in your main workflow, so you can access it easily—but other participants can’t. Each participant can only see the workflow that person participates in, meaning: Your editor can only access Ebook Editing, your proofreader can only access Ebook Proofreading, and you can access everything.

Now, you can send your manuscript through a portal to your Ebook Proofreading workflow, get it proofread, then send it back to the main Ebook Editing workflow, where that action will check off your “Proofread” milestone. This way, you keep the participants separate—and yet, they work together towards the completion of the same overall project.

This composability allows you to combine workflows in two ways. You can
- nest workflows inside each other: Such “included workflows” help you to complete your main workflow, e.g. you can get chapter 1 of your ebook proofread or translated before you submit it.
- chain workflows together: Such “linked workflows” don’t affect the main workflow, but help you to keep track of your project, e.g. you can repeat the same editing workflow again for chapter 2 of your ebook.

The Cardstack Workflow is a multi-functional tool for multi-faceted work.

It makes your work life easier, because it keeps you updated on the progress of all your projects.
It makes your communication more cohesive, because you get to communicate on the same platform where you’re doing your work, so all participants can see that the work they’re discussing is actually getting done.
It makes your project management more organized, because the actions you take inside a flow organize your work for you.
And it makes everything more fun, because the pain of switching between 10 different apps every single day is finally over. All the different aspects of your workflows are combined in this 1 tool, which can be further extended to provide absolutely everything you need.

This way, you can finally leave subscription hell behind and manage your whole work efficiently, without a handful of SaaS companies holding you down. And if you want to use this workflow system on your phone, this screenshot shows you what the mobile version of the Cardstack Workflow will look like.

We will continue working hard to bring this unique workflow system to life and plan to release a video demo soon. Use cases of the Cardstack Workflow could include content collaboration, payment collaboration, contracting, governance, community formation, and much more. Stay tuned for future updates!

This article about DeFi hacks and security issues just came out, co-authored by Chris Tse and Emma Channing. Check it out: https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2020/11/169250-defi-solidity-sees-significant-uptick-in-security-errors-in-2020/

We have a series of new videos coming up! The first one will be about our plans to grow the Cardstack ecosystem. Stay tuned.

We've published a new video, where Chris talks about his vision and strategy for Cardstack—specifically about his plans to grow the ecosystem. This is the first in a series of (both long and short) videos about the progress and the products of Cardstack that we will publish in the coming weeks.
https://youtu.be/Sd73a89K3xQ

Our work on the Cardstack mobile app is currently focused on applying the latest visual design, which contains the Cardstack branding as well as the UI components from the Boxel design system. The plan is to bring it to the live mobile app soon.

Learn more: https://twitter.com/cardstack/status/1367064015491399683

Coming up: A product talk about Card Pay! Make sure you join us for the premiere on Monday, 9 a.m. EST / 3 p.m. CET / 10 p.m. SGT.
https://youtu.be/zeGxShpQHWI

Our development of the $CARD Protocol is focused on the build on top of the smart contract, and L1-L2 bridging that is already in place, to add support for decentralized commerce (dCommerce) features.

Learn more: https://twitter.com/cardstack/status/1367429622367801350

We're excited to share our new partnership with Innovion!

We believe that Cardstack is the interface layer for the next decade. What's coming in the 2020s is a version upgrade in the tech that we use, in the business models we pursue, and in the way that culture is defined.

Learn more: https://twitter.com/cardstack/status/1367841962297073668

Remember to tune in today, at 9 a.m. EST / 3 p.m. CET / 10 p.m. SGT, for our product talk about Card Pay by Chris Tse. Make sure your alerts and notifications have been set. We look forward to seeing you then!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeGxShpQHWI

The premiere of our Card Pay video starts in 5 minutes! Be sure to tune in:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeGxShpQHWI

In case you missed our video about growing the Cardstack ecosystem, you can watch it here: https://youtu.be/Sd73a89K3xQ

In case you missed our premiere about Card Pay yesterday, here's a short article that summarizes the key points made by Chris. If you'd like to dive deeper into Card Pay: the full video is available on our YouTube channel and linked in the article.
https://medium.com/cardstack/introducing-card-pay-754887d471a3

Chris Tse explains how Tech 3.0, Business 3.0, and Culture 3.0 come together: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd73a89K3xQ&t=429s

The Boxel design system is also being applied to the Cardstack mobile application, which has additional needs in the React Native codebase that aren't covered by the Web-based design system catalog.

Learn more: https://twitter.com/cardstack/status/1369677983888400384

The Cardstack team working on the Boxel design system is currently consolidating all the UI components that we have used in dApps as well as enterprise apps into one design system catalog.

Read more here: https://twitter.com/cardstack/status/1369951243192336385

On the product development front, we're currently using the Boxel design system to create a dApp builder & hosting service called Card Space.

Read more here: https://twitter.com/cardstack/status/1370315073739059208