No Code? No Problem!
Quick & Easy Approach to
Automation & Creating L&D Apps
Mathias Vermeulen, Mike Taylor
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Mike Taylor
Eternally curious | Honorary Canadian
Exploring the intersection of learning,
technology & social media
mike-taylor.org
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Mathias Vermeulen
#ProfessionalAmateur doing cool stuff in L&D
with #WinstonWolfe
Co-founder of #DutchAndDillon
Organizer of #LearningTechDay
Fan of Seattle #Seahawks!
winstonwolfe.be
mathvermeulen
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#NoCode
WTH is that?!
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No-code development
platform (NCDPs)
Allows anyone to create application
software through graphical user
interfaces and configuration instead
of traditional computer programming.
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CAN’T CODE?
No Problem!
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JUST AS PHONES GAVE RISE TO
CITIZEN JOURNALISTS
WE’RE NOW SEEING THE DAWN OF
CITIZEN DEVELOPERS
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JUST AS PHONES GAVE RISE TO
CITIZEN JOURNALISTS
WE’RE NOW SEEING THE DAWN OF
CITIZEN DEVELOPERS
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"It's not just engineers
that can build something
useful on the internet.
It really could be anyone."
Ryan Hoover | Founder of Product Hunt,
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Big & Growing
Number of Options
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Not Just the Little Guys
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9 OUT OF 10
#NOCODE platform users said they
are essential to business success
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Automation
(Logic)
Data
Design &
Content
(UI)
App Elements
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App Elements
NoCode options for all 3
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What NoCode tools
are you using?
You might be using some and not even know it!,
(Airtable, Typeform, MailChimp, Rise, etc.)
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Where We’re Headed
WORKFLOW
AUTOMATION
CUSTOM
APPS
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WORKFLOW
AUTOMATION
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What is
Workflow
Automation?
Tools that help you
automate repetitive tasks
between two or more apps—
no code necessary.
When an event happens in one
app, these automation
tools can tell another app to
perform a particular action.
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Good Candidates
Tasks you do
frequently.
Sending a weekly
reminder to your team
to fill out a meeting
agenda.
Moving data
between apps
Adding tasks from a
project management app
into your personal to-do
list app.
“Brain dead”
work
Copying the emails of
event attendees
to a spreadsheet.
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Using Automation No Matter Your Role or Industry
Saving files to the
cloud
Updating calendars Scheduling calls
Keeping everything
and everyone on
track
Receive and send
notifications about
upcoming events
Turn emails and
messages into
tasks
Save contracts and
invoices to the
cloud
Notify your team
when a task is
completed
Save important
tasks to a to-do list
Automate your
calendar
Fill out invoices
Get top industry
news in the channel
of your choice
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Plumbing for
the internet
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Start in minutes,
save hours
Zapier is faster and easier than
building your own integration, and
you won't need to write any code.
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No content
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A form response submitted
Register email to webinar session
A new video in Dropbox
Upload to Wistia
A new Eventbrite registration
Add to Zoom registration
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Example
Avoid manual "grunt work"
This saved me
SO many hours!
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Blended Learning Program
Registration data sent to other apps automatically
Creating an Automation – Part 1
Always start with a challenge or a problem. What do you want to solve?
What problem do I want to fix?
Break-down the challenge in smaller steps
What steps are there in the process of fixing the problem?
A form app and a webinar app
What apps do I need for these smaller steps?
Check if your existing apps and tools can help you out
What apps do I already use/have?
Check if your existing apps and tools can be connected
Can I connect my apps or do I need an automation tool?
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Creating an Automation – Part 2
What event will
trigger my
automation?
New submission in
our form app
What event will my
automation
perform?
Register the person
for a webinar
What information
do I want to move
between those apps?
Contact’s name and
email address
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Onboarding Example
100% Custom App
built by connecting other apps via Zapier
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Onboarding Example
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What could you
automate?
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CONTENT
MANAGEMENT
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Who has data like this?
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That you wished looked like this?
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and mobile-friendly?
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Auto-updates New Content
Configure & Align Data
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Choose display & options
Configure & Align Data
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Mobile App from Spreadsheet
Access it for free:
https://bit.ly/ldnocode
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#NoCode Makes Content Management Easy!
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Where We’re Headed
WORKFLOW
AUTOMATION
CUSTOM
APPS
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CUSTOM
APPLICATIONS
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Lndjobs.be
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Message To The Future
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Some other ideas…
Spaced e-mail course
MailerLite
New hires program
Typeform + Zapier
Assessment tool with
pdf report
Typeform + Eledo
Knowledge sharing
app
Glide + Zapier
Knowledge base app
SpreadSimple
Event page with
registration and
follow-up
Carrd + Airtable + Gmail
FAQ training chatbot
Landbot
Automated content
curation
Feedly + Airtable + Slack +
…
Auto-generated xAPI
statements
Google Sheet +
GrassBlade
Adaptive courses
Typeform + Rise
Online course with
payment
Podia + Gmail +
Stripe + …
…
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“Don’t worry,
Be crappy."
Guy Kawasaki | Chief evangelist of Canva
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THANK YOU!
Drop your email here and
we’ll send you everything.
http://gettalk.at/nocode
winstonwolfe.be mike-taylor.org
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