When global engineering firm Arup made some improvements to the projects database area on its intranet, the intranet team wanted to encourage employees to post…
How intranets unlock the value of CRM and financial systems.
Many core systems which are introduced by businesses tend are complex. These include CRM systems, finance platforms, practice management systems and ERP systems. While these products…
How design thinking is transforming intranets (keynote presentation).
I was honoured to be the opening keynote presenter at IntraTeam Event 2015 today. This is a wonderful conference, held in Denmark, a country that…
Featuring external social media on the intranet.
Over the last few years the popularity of external social media has had a significant influence on intranet design and direction. There has been the…
Leading intranets add value to dashboards.
Dashboards are an excellent way of providing a simple overview of information relating to operations or performance, usually incorporating considerable amounts of data originating from multiple…
The value of entering the Intranet Innovation Awards: an interview with Jonathan Philips.
There are now less than two weeks to go to get your submissions into the Intranet Innovation Awards, with our closing date on June 6th. …
Intranets help spread company culture and values.
Intranets always partly reflect their organisations’ cultures, and they mirror the companies they serve through content, processes, and contributions from employees. The best intranets are…
Is open-source becoming a significant force in the intranet space?.
Open-source technologies have always been a technology option for intranets, but mainly as a component within a wider eocsystem rather than as a base platform….
Award-winning intranets engage users throughout the design process.
Involving users in the design phase of an intranet or web-based project is not just about gathering requirements and testing designs. It is also provides…
Leading intranets are now mobile.
The Platinum winner of the 2013 Intranet Innovation Awards. Screenshots courtesy of Barclays Bank. Employees demand mobile access when they are at work, and leading…