The 2011 Intranet Innovation Awards shine a light on the current and future direction of intranets globally.
Article category: enterprise 2.0
CMb 2011–16
What is a social intranet?
Social intranets aren’t a technology, they’re a philosophy and a new way of looking at how intranets work.
July 2011
Deploying microblogging in organisations
Microblogging tools, including Yammer, provide opportunities to spark two-way conversation and collaboration across organisations.
CMb 2011–08
Four types of enterprise mobility
When examined more closely, the mobile enterprise means many different things, delivered in different ways.
APRIL 2011
Planning your SharePoint intranet project
While broadly like any other intranet project, SharePoint intranets bring unique opportunities and challenges.
CMb 2010–18
Elements of a mobile enterprise strategy
Mobile devices are changing the consumer landscape, and organisations must have an enterprise strategy to keep in the game.
August 2010
Putting people at the centre: social staff directories
Staff directories should provide the foundation for social features on the intranet.
CMb 2010-11
Understanding new solutions
Intranet teams should spent time to understand new technologies, so they can advise the rest of the organisation.
JUNE 2010
Enhancing the intranet with game theory
Game theory provides a new way of looking at employee engagement and action on intranets.
CMb 2009–15
Using the intranet to access collaboration tools
The home page of the intranet should provide a one-click gateway to collaboration tools.
August 2009
Using audio and video on the intranet
Intranet-based rich media, including audio and video, provides new ways of connecting with staff.
CMb 2009–14
Collaboration: questions to ask
A central team needs to ask many questions to understand business unit and team collaboration needs.
CMb 2009–13
Mitigating enterprise collaboration risks
There are many perceived and actual risks relating to enterprise collaboration, and there are many ways of mitigating them.
CMb 2009–12
Cutting through the hype of social media
There are many practical ways of applying the principles and tools of social media within organisations.
APRIL 2009
Moderating internal discussion forums, blogs and other social media
There are three options for moderating online discussions: self-regulation, light moderation and full moderation.
MARCH 2009
Integrating social tools with the EUMETSAT intranet
A wiki for new starters and a discussion forum enhance collaboration at EUMETSAT.
CMb 2008–12
Two uses for wikis
Wikis can be used as both collaboration tools and as an intranet, and these are two very different situations.
Collaboration is about people
This article explores the human face of collaboration, touching upon a range of enterprise issues and considerations.
CMb 2007-20
Successful collaboration requires support
This briefing outlines some practical steps that all organisations should take to help business areas and staff make the best of collaboration tools.
CMb 2007-21
Start by ‘gardening’ collaboration
In the short-term, a ‘gardening’ approach to collaboration must be taken, encouraging good uses and cleaning up dead sites.
CMb 2007-19
Establish a portfolio of collaboration tools
There is no one-size-fits-all collaboration solution and a portfolio of technologies should be put in place.
CMb 2007-18
Segmenting staff information needs
There are three main facets that can be used to segment staff needs for information: job role, business unit and geographic location.
CMb 2007-10
Personalisation vs segmentation
This briefing draws a clear line between two separate functionalities: personalisation and segmentation.
CMb 2006-13
Login to the intranet
A very simple improvement to the intranet is to ensure that all staff login to the site in order to use it. This allows a number of immediate benefits to be offered, as well as providing a foundation for future enhancements.
CMb 2005-03
Three levels of information management
Information must be managed on three levels within an organisation: corporate, team and individual. Tools and processes must be provided for each of the levels.
SEPTEMBER 2011
Enable commenting on intranet news
Allowing commenting on intranet news is an invaluable stepping stone towards a more social intranet.