by Toby Ward | Jan 31, 2019
Tags: digital workplace solution, intranet revolution, intranet software, intranet technology
The digital workplace is revolutionizing at high-speed; leading the charge is the intranet. The intranet is the gateway to employee tools, and all internal applications. From custom-built solutions to portals, and complete digital workplace solutions, intranet software solutions are changing the way we work, fed by trends in artificial intelligence (AI), social computing, and mobile access. […]
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by Toby Ward | Dec 12, 2018
Tags: intranet design, intranet redesign, intranet search, less is more
“I only use the intranet when I have a purpose. I go on to find something as quick as possible and then I’m off,” said an employee during an intranet focus group earlier today. Employee focus groups that test intranet design concepts and approaches are very revealing. It’s a fantastic means of determining the collective opinion and […]
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by Toby Ward | Oct 25, 2018
Tags: digital workplace design, intranet design, intranet design fundamentals, intranet redesign
An intranet is not a website. Employees are not consumers. Employees don’t shop or seek to be entertained on the intranet. They use the intranet far differently than they use the Internet. They want something very specific, as fast as possible, and then they’re gone. No employee goes to the intranet to “see what’s happening” […]
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by Toby Ward | Sep 27, 2018
Tags: Office 365, sharepoint, sharepoint 2019, SharePoint consultant, sharepoint intranet
Microsoft rules the enterprise technology market. Email, operating systems, office productivity tools (think Word and Office), and now the intranet, with Microsoft SharePoint. They don’t just want your business, they want to run your business, and own the digital workplace. Now some 17-years-old, SharePoint continues to rapidly grow and infiltrate the enterprise: 200,000+ organizations use […]
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by Toby Ward | May 21, 2018
Tags: Office 365, sharepoint, sharepoint 2019, sharepoint conference
“At the center of digital transformation, isn’t technology, it’s people,” says Seth Patton, GM, for Microsoft Office 365 Product Marketing, opening up this year’s SharePoint Conference in Las Vegas. “It’s about fostering a culture of work and embracing workplace trends.” Good to know that Microsoft gets it; the intranet is more about people and process […]
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by Toby Ward | Jan 31, 2018
Tags: digital workplace, great intranets, intranet best practices, intranet sponsorship
The intranet is a cost center; and so too are employees. It’s sad, but true that executives view it as such. How many work for companies where the external website has a greater budget than the intranet? How many work for companies that spend more on customers than employees? Maybe not a bad thing, per […]
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