1. A method, comprising: generating a primary action object automatically tracking one or more user selected task items within an electronic workspace; associating the tracked task items with the primary action object; automatically locating one or more secondary action objects, and identifying one or more collateral task items within the one or more secondary action objects, wherein the indentified collateral task items are associated with both similar and disparate applications; presenting the one or more identified collateral task items via a user interface; selecting at least one of the presented collateral task items; associating the selected collateral task items with the primary action object; and storing the primary action object.