Archives for Collaboration and social

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: James Robertson Posted: June 26, 2013

Social intranets have been popular for many years now, yet success with social intranets remains elusive. In a 2012 study by McKinsey, 72 per cent of respondents said their organisations’ …

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.

Start with a catalog of collaboration tools

By: James Robertson Posted: March 28, 2013

The starting point for a collaboration strategy is to create a catalog of what already exists.

What’s the elevator pitch for enterprise social tools?

By: James Robertson Posted: November 21, 2012

At the Intranet Leadership Forum 2-day intensive in Sydney this week, we had several excellent sessions looking at enterprise social tools. This included case studies from a large bank and …

Tips and considerations for a successful social intranet

By: James Robertson Posted: September 24, 2012

‘Social’ is now standard in the world of intranets, yet success with social intranets isn’t quite so common. There are many pitfalls to avoid and decisions to make, so it’s …

Tips and considerations for a successful social intranet

By: Alex Manchester Posted: September 20, 2012

There are a number of pitfalls to avoid when creating a new social intranet, to ensure adoption and business value.

Provide online support for activity-based working

By: James Robertson Posted: June 6, 2012

Organisations across the globe are moving to a model of “activity-based working”, which takes the old idea of “hot-desking” and extends it. In a nutshell, it’s about eliminating traditional desks, …

Selecting enterprise social network software

By: James Robertson Posted: April 30, 2012

Intranets have been going ‘social’ for some time now, first with lightweight aspects such as commenting on news articles, then with more embedded functionality such as blogs, wikis and document …