Why emotion shouldn’t be ignored when creating engaging intranet content.

In these modern times getting people to use your intranet is not about software although it’s a good enabler. It’s not about tricking people also known as design for evil, or promising content. Its about

By |May 5th, 2017|

An agile intranet

Having recently launched an intranet built in an Agile development framework, I thought I would share some of my experiences. To be perfectly honest I was probably a little sceptical when the development team said

By |March 3rd, 2017|

Building an Intranet Army

Harnessing the power of people, to benefit your enterprise community.

Enterprise communities, like real world communities, need an army of people to help build, strengthen and protect, this process is vital to it’s survival and continued

By |December 15th, 2016|

Why Emotion Shouldn’t be Ignored When Creating Engaging Intranet Content.

In these modern times getting people to use your intranet is not about software although it’s a good enabler. It’s not about tricking people also known as design for evil, or promising content. Its about

By |December 12th, 2016|

Intranet Longevity and Igniting the “Want”.

Over the last 16 years I have helped people understand what they need from an intranet, the majority of which was successful, but I have always been looking to learn and improve.

Consolidating my knowledge and

By |July 21st, 2015|

Why understanding your intranet requirements is more important than buying software

When people want to create a new Intranet, what they really want is to solve a problem

However you identified the problem, through surveys, feedback or followups, you’ve discovered that staff engagement is low, that they’re frustrated with the current Intranet and

By |October 14th, 2014|

10 tips to get the best out of your design

When you look at a design, and you hate it, it’s probably because you’re not the target audience. Designers often create great designs that people hate, the important thing is to understand the difference between good

By |September 20th, 2014|

Educating your Intranet Team

Keeping your team briefed on trends and capabilities is important to the success of your Intranet. Knowledge, like an Intranet, needs to be maintained in order to keep you up to date and help you, keeping

By |September 10th, 2014|

Eating the Elephant

Identifying opportunities, driving ideas forward in your organisation and leveraging them for success. 

Over the years I have worked with many different types of organisation in many continents. Most of them share similar highlights and pitfalls.

By |August 21st, 2014|