Remote work is here to stay—and for design and product teams, asynchronous collaboration isn’t just a workaround anymore.
It’s the new normal.
Whether your team is spread across time zones or simply values deep work over back-to-back meetings, building an effective async design workflow is essential.
In this post, we’ll break down how to work asynchronously with tools like Figma and Notion, and how to ensure nothing slips through the cracks by capturing key actions using Clipbo.red’s lightweight to-do feature.
🧠 What Is Async Collaboration?
Async collaboration means your team:
- Communicates and contributes without needing to be online at the same time
- Shares work in-progress for review or feedback
- Leaves comments, updates, or decisions that others can review on their own schedule
For UX teams, async is ideal for:
- Deep design work
- Minimizing meetings
- Better work-life balance
- Inclusive communication across time zones
🛠️ Tools That Power Async UX Work
| Tool | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Figma | Live design, review, and feedback |
| Notion | Documentation, design specs, research, sprint planning |
| Clipbo.red | Capture quick to-dos, action items, or feedback points during review |
| Loom | Video walkthroughs of design rationale |
| Slack/Teams | Notifications and non-urgent async chat |
🧩 Tip #1: Use Figma Comments Strategically
Figma’s comment mode allows teams to:
- Leave contextual feedback
- Tag relevant team members
- Keep discussions in the design file, not in Slack
Pro Tip: Turn key comments into action items using Clipbo.red so they don’t get buried.
📄 Tip #2: Keep Specs & Process in Notion
Instead of over-relying on meetings, use Notion for:
- Feature specs
- User research summaries
- Design decisions and rationale
- Async status updates
It creates a single source of truth that everyone can reference anytime.
✅ Tip #3: Capture Action Items with Clipbo.red
Here’s the async gap most teams overlook:
Feedback is given… but no one owns the next step.
That’s where Clipbo.red becomes your async task manager:
- During a Figma review session? Copy a comment → paste into your Clipbo.red to-do list
- Reading through Notion specs? Highlight next actions → add them to your Clipbo.red queue
- After watching a Loom? Jot quick follow-up items into your task list
You can review and triage later, but you never lose momentum.
🔄 Real-World Async Flow
Here’s what a productive async design cycle might look like:
- Designer uploads new flow to Figma and records a Loom walkthrough
- PM reviews it and leaves comments in Figma and Notion
- Designer clips key comments into Clipbo.red’s to-do list
- End of day → the designer checks Clipbo.red and updates the design
- Everyone is aligned—without a single live call
That’s async at its best.
💬 Final Thoughts: Async ≠ Disconnected
Async teams are more focused, less fatigued, and often more productive—but only when their tools support them.
With Figma and Notion, you already have the core platforms. Now it’s time to:
- Capture feedback with intent
- Assign micro-tasks as you go
- Keep momentum with async to-dos
That’s where Clipbo.red shines.
🚀 Try It Now
Use Clipbo.red as your async assistant:
- Jot feedback while reviewing
- Convert Figma comments into personal tasks
- Stay on top of what’s next—without ever switching tools
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Make async work actually… work.