Productivity improving technologies are things that people have used over time to help them do more work in less time. These technologies might include machines, tools, or even tools like software. For example, in the past some people used to use horses or donkeys to help them plow their fields which meant they could do more work in less time because the animals could pull the plow faster than a person could by themselves. Nowadays there are tools like phones, computers and even robots that can help do a lot of work in less time.