I have an uncle who is now a semi-retired “postie” (Australian slang for the people who deliver the mail). He loves his job, and he’s…
How is a digital workplace team different from an intranet team?.
As new technologies are gaining a presence within organisations, we’re seeing some strategic conversations shifting from the “intranet” to the “digital workplace”. This encompasses traditional…
Three ways to deliver mobile solutions.
There are three approaches to delivering mobile functionality for staff: native apps, mobile web or hybrid apps.
Enterprise mobility within an office environment.
Something a bit different this week. While none of the scenarios outlined above are earth-shaking, they are extremely common, and the question needs to be…
Provide online support for activity-based working.
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,…
Comms and technology: facing the future together.
The nature of internal communications and intranets is changing greatly. While new technology offers exciting new possibilities for comms teams, it does put a spotlight…
Intranets that surprise and delight (my presentation at #intranets2012).
Phew! Intranets2012 — the biggest intranet conference in the southern hemisphere — has come to a close. And what an event it was! While participants…
Field research is vital when designing enterprise mobile solutions.
Diagram created by Giant Ant For many years now, we’ve highlighted the importance of understanding staff needs when designing or redesigning an intranet. This needs…
Using intranets to surface big data.
Screenshot courtesy of CRS Australia. Alongside ‘the cloud’, ‘big data’ sits as one of the hottest topics, in both the business and government sectors. The…
Six keys to the digital workplace.
The nature of work is slowly but steadily changing. Traditional corporate tools, such as intranets, HR and finance systems, are being joined by new collaboration…