Step Two Forum full membership
The Step Two Forum is a unique community for intranet, digital workplace and digital employee experience practitioners.
Full membership supports the needs of digital workplace teams and covers both in person workshops and online interest groups with access to unique resources through our member only community platform.
The Step Two Forum includes the most engaged and active teams in Australasia and across the globe, and connects members to a global network of experienced practitioners. Full membership gives you access to:
Workshops
Rich, engaging in-person workshops (in your local area) to expose you to best practice and support your professional development
Interest groups
Online interest groups, giving you a deep dive into specialist topic areas via an online collaboration and learning platform
Ongoing support
A dedicated Community Manager to answer ongoing questions, connect you with your peers and link you to relevant resources
Brisbane
Canberra
Melbourne
Sydney
Rich, engaging in-person workshops
The central element of full membership are the in-person workshops that are held in Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne and Sydney. These sessions are fully facilitated to deliver powerful insights and include topics like personalisation, stakeholder management and best practices for design of home pages. Sessions are three times a year.
Half-day workshops
Your full membership includes two facilitated half-day workshops covering member-selected topics. These workshops are an opportunity for you to explore and problem solve key challenges with your local peers, be exposed to emerging trends and new ideas, and receive ‘insider-only’ tours of intranet and digital workplace solutions.
One day techniques intensive
The full day workshop covers the latest techniques and best practice in digital workplace strategy, design, management and technology. These immersive sessions will super-charge your skillset, giving you the tools and knowledge you need to make a bigger impact in your role, and add increased value to your organisation.
Our community
Online interest groups
Our online interest groups are structured around specialist topics. They complement the face-to-face chapters by providing an opportunity for members to take a deep-dive into areas that directly support their day-to-day work. More than just online chat spaces, we harness the collective knowledge of the international Forum community to share ideas and experiences, find answers to your questions, and connect via specific skillsets.
The interest groups are hosted via our dedicated online platform and have a mix of online discussions, presentations and workshops. Our existing interest groups include:
SharePoint Online
Keep up to date with SPO best practice, tips, tricks, and work-arounds. From migration to design, explore how to get the best out of SPO native functionality, options for customisation and integrations, and the impact of latest releases and updates.
Intranets
Maintain your core intranet skills across communications, culture, collaboration, structure, search, and more. A must for intranet managers, those who are new to intranets, or those who are embarking on a new intranet project.
Employee experience
Learn how to make ongoing improvements to your organisation’s employee experience, from needs analysis, employee-centred design, and impact measurement. A must for those who are passionate about delivering a great employee experience.
Discover, learn and experience what real organisations are doing everyday to support their employees. Build your own skills and capabilities to deliver great solutions.
Also gain access to:
Insider-only tours
Receive exclusive tours of employee-facing tools and systems from around the world, including behind-the-scenes work, employee impact, and what has and hasn’t worked along the journey.
On-demand video library
The video library includes recordings of all previous live tours from organisations big and small, local and global, as well as launch videos and training presentations. Watch and learn online at your convenience.
Annual Awards reports
Since 2006, the Intranet and Digital Workplace Awards have been inspiring teams with leading-edge ideas and real-world solutions. Full members have access to 10+ years of reports, valued at over $500.
Step Two webinars
Step Two public webinars cover topics of interest to intranet, digital workplace and digital employee experience teams. Free tickets to these webinars are part of your full membership.
Online Community platform
Meet and interact with members from around the world. Exclusively for Step Two Forum members, this is your one-stop-shop for interest groups, chats, live Q&A, events and resources.
Community Manager
Rebecca Rodgers is the ‘super-connector’ at Step Two, and it’s her job to know who’s doing what in the digital workplace space. As Community Manager, she brings teams together to share insights and experience.
Pricing
All figures are quoted exclusive of GST
Full: Single
- One nominated individual per annual membership
- Attendance at all in-person workshops, plus full participation in the online community
- Knowledge can be shared internally with whole team
- Nominated individual is transferable
Full: Team 3
- Three nominated individuals per annual membership
- Attendance at all in-person workshops, plus full participation in the online community for all individuals
- One primary contact within the team
- Allows extended team (eg. comms, IT, HR) to participate
Full: Team 5
- Five nominated individuals per annual membership
- Attendance at all in-person workshops, plus full participation in the online community for all individuals
- One primary contact within the team
- Allows larger organisations to involve all team members
About your Community Manager
Rebecca Rodgers is an experienced and successful digital workplace and intranet consultant, with extensive experience in corporate and government organisations globally. She manages the Step Two Forum, is a principal consultant and senior member of Step Two’s leadership team.
Rebecca is able to quickly understand business issues and draw on a wealth of experience to tailor approaches that are both strategic and practical. She has a singular focus on helping teams and practitioners succeed, and with boundless energy, she’s known for rolling up her sleeves to get the outcomes that are needed.
She has a passion for UX and human-centred design to create exceptional digital workplaces, intranets and digital employee experiences. She brings an infectious enthusiasm to any setting, with an enviable reputation around the globe as a result of her consulting engagements, presentations and workshops.
As the manager of the Step Two Forum, Rebecca is responsible for supporting practitioners across Australia and around the world, as well as helping build the connections between teams that will last a career.
FAQs
How does annual membership work?
Membership runs for twelve months, from the first of the month after your payment has been received (eg. from 1st September to 31st August). You’ll receive a renewal invoice for the next year about one month before your renewal date.
Is membership for individuals or organisations?
Membership is obtained by organisations, rather than individual practitioners. The level of membership determines how many people from the organisation can join. For example, single membership entitles one staff member to join. Team-3 or Team-5 membership enables multiple staff members to join. If a staff member leaves or changes roles, membership can be transferred as needed.
When and where are in-person workshops run?
In-person workshops are held at city centre locations in Brisbane, Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney. Half-day workshops run from 9am to 1pm and full-day techniques intensives from 9am to 4pm. In-person workshops are held three times a year, and full details with address and agenda are published on our Community platform.
What can I share with my team?
As intranets and digital workplaces are by definition hidden from public view, it is important to protect the confidentiality and privacy of members and their sites. The ethos of the Forum is to ‘take away the learnings but respect the confidentiality of the people and/or organisations sharing’. You are therefore welcome to share resources within your direct team or organisation, but not beyond. Screenshots remain the property of the organisation sharing.
How is my privacy protected?
As convenors of the Forum, Step Two will protect the privacy of members, and will never pass on details to any third party. Members must never share details with a third party without the express permission of the member.
Who can join full membership?
Anyone who is able to attend our in-person workshop locations will get benefit from full membership. You will also have access to all online events and content. For all others, online membership might be for you!
Why is membership not open to consultants or vendors?
We are a vendor-neutral organisation and the community is based on business needs, not specific technology solutions.
Who can I contact if I have a question about the Step Two Forum?
Contact the Step Two team at [email protected] and we will answer your questions.
How can I pay for my Step Two Forum membership?
We will send you an invoice confirming your membership details. Payments can be made by bank transfer or via credit card. Contact us if you have any questions.
