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Who owns enterprise collaboration?

If you want something to work properly in an organisation, you give someone responsibility for it. You don’t leave it to chance and simply hope that it gets done. Companies would never dream of not having someone in charge of legal, or communications, or widget [read more]

Back to the basics of good community management

As the use of social tools in the enterprise has exploded over recent years, the role of community management is being talked about more and more. Yet confusion remains about exactly what it is, and whether it’s really needed. Social media purists argue authentic online communities [read more]

What do you want, a medal? Gamification on the intranet

Gamification – applying game design thinking to non-game applications – has certainly been the buzzword of 2012, with some analysts predicting that by 2013 half of all business initiatives will have gamified processes. But the response from digital workplace specialists has been more muted, with [read more]


Sharing the intranet Stats

If you’re working in intranets, part of your routine is likely to analyse your intranet statistics and look for opportunities for development. They’re a vital indicator of intranet health, showing if your site is working correctly and providing the services employees need. But who sees [read more]

7 Social intranet adoption strategies

Social intranets, as part of a broader social enterprise strategy, are increasingly more commonplace and there are no shortage of technology suppliers ready to add the functionality to your portal. But as we’ve noted at intranetizen before, installing the technology is by far the easiest [read more]


Are these really the 10 best intranets of 2012?

This month saw the publication of Neilsen Norman Group’s intranet design annual. Over the past 12 years, this annual snapshot has charted the evolution of intranets from the unloved stepchild of the web family to business-critical tool. Intranetizen takes a look at some of the [read more]

Intranet Executive Blogs

Executive blogs have the potential to be a genuinely powerful communication vehicle, but in our experience from countless intranets, they seem to frequently miss the mark. Here are a few observations which will help you improve the impact of blogging in your organisation. Thanks to [read more]

14 Tips for Intranet Employee Profiles

Many intranet commentators have noted the importance of accurate employee profiles in building the enterprise human network and fostering a culture of collaboration. People are at the heart of your business and should be at the heart of your intranet. Identifying the fields that resonate [read more]