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 | Nov 20, 2018
Tags: intranet design, intranet design fundamentals, intranet redesign
The best intranets don’t come out of a box. Great intranets require a lot of work, and many months, if not years of planning and preparation. Case in point: the most recent Intranet Design Annual (NNG) featured 10 winning intranets; the average cycle for an intranet redesign ran 14 months. Eighteen to 20 months is […]
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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 | Jan 5, 2018
Tags: intranet design, intranet redesign
What are the important elements of an intranet design? How do you gain the funding needed to undertake a redesign of your intranet? Your intranet needs more than just a face-lift or new front-end look. Unfortunately, there are no one-size-fits-all intranets. Each one is unique because your organizational needs are unique; you have unique priorities, […]
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by Toby Ward | Jan 26, 2017
Tags: digital workplace conference, intranet conference, intranet design, intranet planning, intranet redesign
Does your intranet suck? Or is it simply stuck in purgatory? The 2017 Digital Workplace & Intranet Global Forum Conference reveals a path to intranet success. Learn how to fix your intranet, win funding, and cherry-pick the best plans, strategies, and tools, from some of the best intranets and digital workplaces on the planet. The 2017 […]
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