We’ve been doing a lot of work recently for global organisations, headquartered in places as diverse as London, Oxford, Sydney, Geneva and Stockholm. It’s tremendously…
The world is not flat when it comes to global intranets.
Some years back, Thomas L. Friedman argued in his best-selling book that the world is flat when it comes to commerce. The central argument is…
Five hats for global intranet teams.
Global intranet teams can (and must) play a mix of roles within large and complex organisations.
Global, local and enterprise search.
This is a sketch that I drew while sitting in one of the enterprise search presentations at the recent KMWorld conference in Washington, DC. It…
What should a global intranet team be doing?.
We’ve written a lot about the roles and responsibilities of intranet teams, with a focus on the activities of teams in medium to large organisations….
Intranets: global and local.
Not all staff needs are the same. Staff in different parts of the organisation, located in different areas and doing different jobs will have quite…
Intranets: global and local.
All intranets must find a balance between global (common) and local (specific) information.
Reverse innovation of intranets in global companies.
Global companies, whether banks, pharmaceutical companies or non-profits, have a particularly strong need for great intranets. With tens or hundreds of thousands of staff across…