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Three-day intranet conference – Copenhagen
Three days! Actually enough time to focus, digest and really develop our knowledge and understanding of modern business needs.
Twitterverse
Brian and Jess have released a galaxy sized poster of the ever-expanding Twitterverse. Take more than one small step within...
Forget ‘news’; reference pages is where it’s at
Every department or project desperately wants front page headlines on the intranet to drum up interest. But news is ephemeral; it's the permanent reference pages that will inform and educate the audience the most.
The right formula for your content strategy
To make content valuable, we need to focus articles and communiqués to match the organisation’s objectives and meet the needs of the audience. By considering the long-term goals of content, we can keep the intranet, and other channels, task focused and people-centred.
A good summary is your best communication
Wouldn't it be awesome if you could beam information directly into people's minds?
‘Designing your intranet’ published at Simply-Communicate
Your intranet is for your people, and so it needs to meet their expectations and help them get work done. The intranet is no longer just about 'news'.
Image editing workflow
A quick recap on the best way to edit images so they look good on your intranet / website.
Tiny business comms
The challenge of finding a balance between friendliness and professionalism in a tiny business.
The danger of islands on the intranet ocean
We once built unconnected 'mini-websites' for teams to work together within. The trouble was, there was no shortcut to visit. So no one visited. Waste of time. Waste of effort.
Just getting stuff done on the intranet
Menus menus menus. Curated lists of ‘how to do’ stuff are great, but sometimes the simplest list is the ‘killer app’ of your intranet. Try the ‘I need to...’ list, and help your people get things done fast.
Choosing between the stakeholder and the audience
Stakeholders can supply focus and drive, but their personal lens can warp the clarity of communications.
Poor intranet pages will get published
As promised in my previous article, we’re looking at intranet page quality and the four typical standards; perfect,…