Save 2 working days per week
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On June 11, 2026, I (Helene Clara Gamper from HCG corporate designs) had the opportunity to speak at the Creative & Friends event of Standortagentur Tirol – in front of a room full of creative entrepreneurs.
My topic?
How to regain 2 full working days every week – and even achieve better results.
Not through more AI.
Not through yet another to-do app.
But through the right systems.
I shared 17 concrete tips from my own everyday practice. Methods that I have developed and continuously optimized over many years as an entrepreneur .
Because one thing I observe time and again:
Many creative people try to solve a time problem by working more hours.
It's almost never a time issue.
It's a process problem.
A few examples from the presentation:
✔️ Group tasks together instead of constantly switching between projects (this is called "batching").
✔️ Standardize decisions so they don't have to be made every day.
✔️ Document and consistently systematize recurring processes.
✔️ Don't fill your calendar with appointments, fill it with focus. (Yes, focus is the real game-changer.)
Especially in the creative industries, productivity is often confused with speed.
This is about something completely different:
More effect with less friction.
This very idea also guides our work at HCG corporate designs.
Good branding is ultimately nothing more than productivity at the brand level:
Clear structures.
Clear decisions.
A common thread.
This results in fewer rounds of voting, less uncertainty, and ultimately better results – both internally and externally.
Many thanks to Standortagentur Tirol and kreativland.tirol for the invitation, and to all participants for the exciting discussions, questions, and valuable exchange.
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