Archives for Collaboration and social

NEXTDC: Uplifting skills to support digital transformation

By: Jessica Grubba Posted: August 20, 2025

Data centre operator, NEXTDC, has introduced a competency-based approach to the roll-out and adoption of digital tools, like Microsoft Teams, as part of an overall approach to digital transformation. Applying …

US-based group, Cox Enterprises, has introduced initiatives to provide a more consistent and efficient approach to communications across its three separate operating businesses. This builds on previous award-winning work on …

Scottish Government’s annual “In the Service of Scotland” is a major employee learning and engagement event which connects employees with Ministers and senior leaders. Usually a hybrid event delivered in …

Ensure your staff can pass the BBQ test

By: James Robertson Posted: June 30, 2015

Intranets can help staff to be effective brand ambassadors at social events.

Ideation applications on the intranet

By: Catherine Grenfell Posted: April 30, 2014

Ideation applications tap into staff knowledge to create and share ideas.

There is (largely) nothing to fear from enterprise social

By: James Robertson Posted: December 19, 2013

Experience from many organisations is that enterprise social tools generate few (if any) problems.

Five fundamental capabilities of social intranets

By: Alex Manchester Posted: July 31, 2013

Social intranets provide a valuable mix of functionality, beyond publishing content and news.

Use social intranets to solve business problems

By: Alex Manchester Posted: June 26, 2013

Go beyond woolly objectives for social intranets, to solve real business problems.

No collaboration without communications

By: Amanda Broomhall Posted: March 23, 2009

Getting the fundamentals of good communication right is a prerequisite for collaboration initiatives.

Don’t forget external collaborators

By: James Robertson Posted: October 19, 2008

While collaboration tools are spreading rapidly, what has often been overlooked is the frequent need to include external collaborators.