subject: Business Padfolios Are A Great New Concept [print this page] We look around us and we see that we are surrounded by a vast array of useful aids. These assist us everyday in our working environment. But very rarely do we look at them in a "different" way. For example to ask the question; is there a minor change to any one of those that would create a huge improvement in its functionality. Yet there are people whose job it is to do just that and who have an innate uncanny ability for that job. They created Business Padfolios.
All creative product designers fall into that category. They don't just look at the things we take for granted in our lives and ask, what could be done to improve them. The truly far-sighted product designers use the ordinary commonplace items to inspire new products entirely. Not just improvements. The Padfolio came about form such thinking.
To look at a Padfolio, you might think at first sight that this has been around forever. But that's the point. It hasn't. Indeed, you might say; I could've thought of this. Or, anyone could have thought of this. Well, you didn't and that's what's so creative about coming up with new uses for existing materials. The Padfolio is a classic example of something that evokes the common question; why didn't I think of that.
Yes, like every exceptional idea, the Padfolio was crying out to be created. The briefcase and the portfolio had been around for eons. But they were often too big and cumbersome in many circumstances. The "personal organizers" popular in the nineteen eighties, were too much on the other extreme. Too small and tending to end up too packed with papers and then, strangely unwieldy.
And it's not the case of "one size fits all". There is the configuration of Padfolios to suit every conceivable need. The user can decide how many pockets they want. Whether they should be vertically opening or horizontally opening. They can choose big pockets small pockets or indeed angled pockets. Some Padfolios allow for expanding pockets and pockets with zips.
Not only has the popularity of Padfolios enabled them to evolve rapidly. But they continue to evolve over time. Nearly, every day, a new slight variation on the basic design appears on the market.
If you want to really impress in a training course or major seminar, you can present your clients with a transparent-front course Padfolio. Apart from impressively holding all the course material plus pens etc, the transparent front prominently displays your course's customized title cover, bearing the client's name and your logo. A permanent reminder to them of a professionally organized event.
In summary, Business Padfolios provide a exceptionally neat solution. Because of them, it is not necessary to lug along to most meetings an oversize bulky briefcase. The Padfolio is a unique alternative that can hold all the necessary documentation and other items you'd normally have in a briefcase and personal organiser. It's a very clever, tidy alternative that projects a positive professional image of you and your organization.
