All posts by Jonathan Phillips
At the recent IBF24 event, hosted by Paul Miller and the team at the Intranet Benchmarking Forum, the second annual “My Beautiful Intranet” competition was held. The winner was a good looking site from the Government of British Columbia. Congratulations to everyone who entered and [read more]
In her excellent executive summary of Digital Workplace Trends, Jane McConnell discusses 5 megatrends for intranets, including the notion that intranets are becoming more ‘people-focused’. This is often used to describe the social tools that are becoming commonplace on intranets, but also reflects the growing [read more]
I was participating in a discussion on LinkedIn recently when, out of nowhere came this great, challenging, all encompassing question: “What makes a great intranet?” I have seen hundreds of intranets over the years, each great in their own way, but as I’m not an [read more]
A few weeks ago, Guy van Leemput wrote a very informative post on intranet design, proposing that we should consider new starters to an organisation and make use of their experiences. Serendipity struck yesterday when a new hire started with the team. All employees carry [read more]
Every day, I have the privilege of sharing with an extensive and growing intranet community on LinkedIn and Twitter. As I share; I learn. Today I’m posting a collection of quotes from leading intranet practitioners and thought leaders worldwide that I have influenced my thinking. [read more]
Yesterday, I attended an event at Microsoft called “The Human Intranet“, hosted by Content and Code and Engage Group. Given our location, there was an understandable focus on the SharePoint 2010 solution but helpfully, the principles and ideas would be applicable to any ECM/CMS that [read more]
Many intranet commentators have noted the importance of accurate employee profiles in building the enterprise human network and fostering a culture of collaboration. People are at the heart of your business and should be at the heart of your intranet. Identifying the fields that resonate [read more]
A few weeks ago, Yammer took hold in my organisation. From a standing start 18 months ago with just me, we gained tens of users in 2 weeks at the beginning of the year and growing quickly. (Aside: those first few years of Yammer were [read more]
The intranet is changing. No longer a corporate internal website, the intranet is evolving into a digital workspace for your employees — a gateway to the information, functions and transactions that enable your business to function. If this doesn’t sound like your workplace yet, here [read more]
At the recent Employee Portal Evolution Masters conference (#epem) in Berlin last month, I must have seen 20 different intranet presentations, showcasing some genuinely excellent innovation. But with huge diversity in the companies attending — from the heavy industrial energy company Wartsila (Finland) to Abbotts [read more]
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