How to deliver the workplace of the future

By: James Robertson Posted: June 4, 2015

Intranets2015 was just over a week ago, and it exceeded all expectations. There were plenty of great speakers, covering a wide range of topics and challenges. Closing the conference was …

Gamification as an adoption and engagement tactic

By: Steve Bynghall Posted: April 2, 2015

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 more information and digital assets …

How intranets unlock the value of CRM and financial systems

By: Steve Bynghall Posted: March 12, 2015

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 are critical for key organisational …

Strengthen your organisation’s digital muscles and bones

By: James Robertson Posted: March 4, 2015

Image from Shutterstock In recent years, the focus within organisations has been on the customer. Large corporations have “customer experience” teams, who have transformed everything from customer-facing websites and mobile …

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 really gets the intranet. The …

Featuring external social media on the intranet

By: Steve Bynghall Posted: February 13, 2015

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 rise of enterprise social networking, …

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.  If you’re still wondering about …

Is open-source becoming a significant force in the intranet space?

By: James Robertson Posted: January 23, 2014

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. Security concerns, hidden costs and …

Award-winning intranets engage users throughout the design process

By: James Robertson Posted: January 17, 2014

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 an excellent opportunity to engage …

Leading intranets are now mobile

By: James Robertson Posted: September 6, 2013

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 intranets are now delivering.  Going …