The phrase 'social intranet', while appearing more commonly, still generates both interest and confusion. What makes an intranet 'social', and what are the differences between 'social intranets' and 'traditional intranets'? A philosophy and way of working Social intranets are not a technology, or a specific set of features or functionality. Instead, they represent ...
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Ok, so I might’ve said “blogs and wikis are dead”
It seemed that my keynote talk at KM Singapore helped to change some people's thinking about intranets. Challenging the notion that they are old, dull sites containing policies, I generated new enthusiasm for what intranets can (and should) do. But the most controversy came during the question-and-answer session, where ...
Internal social tools that support the business
Yesterday I gave the keynote presentations at Intranätdagarna (Intranet Days) 2011 in Stockholm, Sweden. A friendly crowd, and some great presentations from the other speakers. The talk shared in this post looked at social ...
You can’t change corporate culture using social tools
It's been a busy couple of days for enterprise social tools. IBF24, just finished, had a big focus on the social tools that are being rolled out in organisations of every size, from Yammer to team sites, from status updates to rich staff directories. There was also palpable enthusiasm for social ...
Making the case for enterprise activity streams
Christopher Lynch discusses the value of activity streams on intranets and in collaboration tools. To quote: From a purely practical standpoint, various activity streams, and social software in general, are extra tools layered on top of the current systems a worker has in place. This is inherently true because we’re not ...
The intranet is dead. Long live the intranet.
David Reinhardt writes about the death of intranets, replaced by social tools. To quote: Prince was wrong – it’s not the internet that’s dead, it’s the intranet. When I talk to clients about intranets as a collaboration hub they cock an eyebrow as if I’m speaking 2003 speak rather than ...
Understanding new solutions
In today's world new solutions and applications appear every day, and some are more useful and interesting than others. It's part of an intranet team's role to know what's around and be able to make recommendations about suggested improvements. However some teams are reluctant to explore new areas such as ...
Creating MyHomepage at DSTA
In many organisations, the implementation of social and collaborative tools is supplementing and extending existing knowledge management (KM) initiatives. In this case study, the KM team from the Defence Science & Technology Agency (DSTA) in Singapore, describes the implementation of 'MyHomepage'. A new feature of the revamped staff directory, this is ...
Video interview with Sabre on their online social tools
Sabre Holdings is one of the largest travel services businesses in the world, quietly connecting travel agents with airlines, as well as running major sites such as Travelocity. Sabre Town, their enterprise social space, provides a ...
Sprint’s intranet engages all employees from entry level to executives
Jennifer Sniderman explains how social tools on Sprint's intranet, "Sprint Space," helps to engage staff:
Social intranets as the new talent management system
Sean R. Nicholson raises the idea of social intranets as the new talent management system. To quote: As Social Intranets are becoming more commonplace, however, a unique phenomena is occurring. Employees are sharing their previous experiences, subject knowledge, and expertise with fellow employees, management, and executives each day, providing a ...
