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It’s been a busy week for the Intranetizens. Alongside our day jobs managing and advising on intranets and digital communications, we found the time to record our very first podcast while two of us – Jon and Sharon – attended IntraTeam Event in Copenhagen. This [read more]
Most intranets are owned by or heavily influenced by the Internal Communications team. While that isn’t necessarily a bad thing, it can mean that the you’re disproportionately focused on the sections that matter most to them, such as corporate news. Having the Comms Director as a [read more]
This Valentine’s Day we’ve reached into the Intranetizen mailbag to offer some advice to one anxious reader. Dear Intranetizen I really love my intranet. But lately I feel like it’s not like it was. When we got together – back in the SharePoint 2010 days [read more]
In November, the BBC ran a story about Pivotal Software who start their day with a team huddle at 09:06. In it, Rob Mee their Chief Executive Officer discusses some of the thinking behind their precise timings and in doing so highlights an obvious truth: [read more]
There are two choices for the last post of the year. Some years we’ve opted for the ‘predictions’ post: a sharp look at the year ahead, using our deep industry knowledge to draw attention to the key trends for 2017. As Niels Bohr said, “Predictions [read more]
Since the announcement of Microsoft’s deal to purchase LinkedIn for $26bn in June, there has been significant interest in how these two behemoths would come together. In a quick post last week, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella shared news of the early priorities. We take a look [read more]
The Oxford English dictionary announced that 2016’s “word of the year” is post-truth. In celebration of this counter-factual triumph, here’s our advice on how you can make your intranet keep on winning, bigly. Insist on procuring a platform with every bit of functionality anyone has [read more]
Much hot air, waffle and expert thought-leadership has been shared on the topic of Digital Workplaces. Despite a multitude of definitions, including my own, there are some common themes: it’s the tools and services that an employee needs to do their job. It’s not every day [read more]
Getting people to work together effectively is a common objective for an intranet team. Its often down to you to setup the right tools, promote the right culture and encourage the rest of the organisation to move away from ‘old fashioned’ isolated ways of working [read more]
It’s Back to the Future Day – no better time for us to look into our crystal balls and think about the trends and topics that we’ll be using in years to come. Unlike Marty and Doc, we’re not (yet) brave enough to look 30 [read more]
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[…] memory fades, but it involved alcohol. I remember discussing with Luke Mepham of Intranetizen that someone should put on an independent intranet-focused conference. It
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