Archives for Collaboration and social

Ensure your staff can pass the BBQ test

By: James Robertson Posted: June 30, 2015

Intranets can help staff to be effective brand ambassadors at social events.

Ideation applications on the intranet

By: Catherine Grenfell Posted: April 30, 2014

Ideation applications tap into staff knowledge to create and share ideas.

There is (largely) nothing to fear from enterprise social

By: James Robertson Posted: December 19, 2013

Experience from many organisations is that enterprise social tools generate few (if any) problems.

Five fundamental capabilities of social intranets

By: Alex Manchester Posted: July 31, 2013

Social intranets provide a valuable mix of functionality, beyond publishing content and news.

Use social intranets to solve business problems

By: Alex Manchester Posted: June 26, 2013

Go beyond woolly objectives for social intranets, to solve real business problems.

No collaboration without communications

By: Amanda Broomhall Posted: March 23, 2009

Getting the fundamentals of good communication right is a prerequisite for collaboration initiatives.

Don’t forget external collaborators

By: James Robertson Posted: October 19, 2008

While collaboration tools are spreading rapidly, what has often been overlooked is the frequent need to include external collaborators.

Close team spaces when projects end

By: James Robertson Posted: August 28, 2008

Establishing team spaces for projects can be one of the most productive uses of collaboration tools, but they must be closed when the projects end.

When collaboration works

By: James Robertson Posted: June 1, 2006

This article introduces two critical success factors for intranet discussion forums: a clear purpose, and a common community.