5 Intranets tips, tutorials, techniques & resources
Fixing appalling intranet search
"Why do so many of the best organizations in the world have ass-and-cart search engines? The quality of search is astonishingly bad within most organizations. And what’s even more astonishing, nobody’s in charge and nobody really cares."
Intranets are not information dumps
"Maybe we distribute information so that people can become better informed. But what are these things we want people to become better informed about? And why aren’t these things we want people to become better informed about connected with productivity or collaboration?"
IntraBranding: Why Your Intranet Needs Its Own Personality
"Intranet branding efforts, of course, can range from an executive-level brainstorming session to hiring a high-powered branding firm to research the company and come back with a series of proposals."
Building Intranets that Matter
"Despite best intentions, intranets often fail to deliver on the value they promise. Why? Companies take an “if we build it they will come” approach. Too often, intended users don’t come. And if people don’t use the intranet, it will never deliver value."
Three approaches to Intranet Strategy
"Unfortunately, it is too often the case, especially with smaller companies, that there is no real strategy behind creating, maintaining, and using an Intranet."