What is Workflow?

Work•flow /ˈwərkflō/

“The sequence of industrial, administrative, or other processes through which a piece of work passes from initiation to completion.” – lexico.com

What is a quality workflow?  How do we develop it?  Below are elements of the production cycle that most creative people move through as they create something.  First, we must identify the stages of project production. What is each stage and what are the quality checks for each stage.  Read on and find out!

Stages of Creation Development

Inspiration

for inspiration, we can find ideas by just looking around, or taking time in our schedule to sit and think of inspiration

Intention

to show intention, we create a plan, showing what we want to do and our intentions. a plan is very important for anything that you are creating, and you can also build on it.

Pre-production

when planning out the product’s path, or making a storyboard, you sit and brainstorm your ideas with your team if you are working with others. through ideas around and listen to what others have to say.

Production

while working on and developing the product, you can set up a chat on discord or some other thing, or work in the same area as the others, allowing for easier ways of communication. if you need help, you can always talk to the others, seeing what they know and how they can help.

Post-production

when finishing your product and getting ready to publish, you should talk with the others, testing your product, and making sure everyone likes it. listen to what the others have to say, and see if there’s something you missed that they noticed.

Presentation/Performance

when sharing your project with others, you work as a team and each of the members explains their part. if you forgot something, your team can always help you out. have a presentation and what you’re going to say ready.

Feedback

feedback sessions would be held on zoom or some other way, and be ready with what you want to say to others and be ready to hear others reactions.