News – Page 12 – Intranet Now

12 February, 2024 By @Wedge

UX testing on a shoestring

Simple usability techniques can offer a route to overcoming common problems. Guest article from Carolyne Mitchell, one of our Intranet Now conference speakers.

12 February, 2024 By @Wedge

So we did it – we put on our second intranet conference, and again filled the hall with intranet and comms people from across the country and across industries. Brian and I are very pleased, obviously, to have been able to do this for you. We did last year’s conference because there was a real […]

12 February, 2024 By @Wedge

Is it really so difficult to create an intranet that your employees genuinely want to use? – Guest article from Tom Gillman

In a perfect world we dream of an intranet solution that empowers employees to find answers faster, work smarter, self-serve, personalise, collaborate and always know what the ‘special of the day’ is in the staff restaurant by mid-morning. Oh and it helps streamline the business, cut costs and spreads the good word of the board […]

12 February, 2024 By Brian Lamb

James Robertson’s only UK keynote this year

James is the author of the three best-selling intranet books in the world, each of which come highly recommended. He has also written over two hundred articles and a variety of best-practice resources, including the Intranet Roadmap. Right now James is on a bit of a world tour, speaking in Copenhagen, Stockholm and Washington DC but his […]

12 February, 2024 By @Wedge

The participants make the day

Our Intranet Now event is a dynamic day. While we pack in 20 speakers into the agenda, it’s the late afternoon sessions that turn the tables. Every audience member becomes a participant, as we transform into an unconference. The unconference format means that participants set the agenda, by suggestiong discussion topics. Topics are often inspired […]

12 February, 2024 By @Wedge

Meet our Tweeter

My name is Helen Armfield, aka littlepurplegoth, and I’m to be your official tweeter for the day. I’ll be on the @IntranetNow account, giving you a taste of the speakers, the content of the sessions, and all round running commentary. So if you make the day (do come – check the agenda and tickets), you’ll […]

12 February, 2024 By Brian Lamb

Insist on doing proper user studies for your intranet. The results are not predictable. Guest article from Sara Redin

I have yet to meet an intranet team that doesn’t yearn for their intranet to be for all employees and have measurable impact on the performance of their organisation. But getting to do the research to be able to have this kind of impact is often impossible. The lack of user research through observation, contextual […]

12 February, 2024 By @Wedge