Romain Guery-Odelin
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STORY 3 OF 4 · THE HARBOUR WORKSHOP

Automate, to give time back

When a repetitive task wears a team out, the answer isn't one more effort: it's a chain that runs on its own. Keep scrolling.

~3 ha week, by hand
AT THE START · THE CLUB

Every week, the same lost hours

Six visuals to make by hand every week to announce the matches, about 30 minutes each. For volunteers who already have a job and a family, that's so many evenings gone.

Volleyball club · 6 senior teams

STEP 1 · OBSERVE

Spotting what repeats

The same templates, the same information, the same sources: the fixtures are already published by the federation. Anything that repeats can be handed to a machine.

Needs analysis with the volunteers

STEP 2 · BUILD

A chain that runs by itself

Fixtures are fetched automatically, stories generated in the club's brand and delivered every Friday to the shared folder. Nobody opens a layout tool any more.

Club communication automation

STEP 3 · EXTEND

And the chain grows

A monthly newsletter for 180 partners, and matches streamed live without a technician, launched in seconds. The club now offers a service it didn't have.

Partner newsletter · live streaming

THE SAME LOGIC, EVERYWHERE

Giving time back, at the club and at the office

The same reflex works elsewhere: a design system that generates my presentations instead of days of rework, a personal app that syncs itself every 2 hours. The tool works, people focus on what matters.

Presentation design system · Élan

What I take from it

« Automating isn't replacing people: it's giving them back time for what really matters. »
What I take from it
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