Start with Why – but How?

Most people who are in Enterprise Social and Digital Workplace space are familiar with the TED talk by Simon Sinek – “Start with Why” – and if not, they have probably heard about it. Heck, I think that most people working with any kind of transformation will have come across this one way or the … More Start with Why – but How?

IntraTeam Event 2015 – The intranet is dead! Long live the intranet!

Just before the end of this year’s IntraTeam Event a few weeks back, Martin White sat down next to me for a chat about the two days and how it had been. One of his first comments were: “People are so much more positive than last year. It seems like the optimism is returning to the … More IntraTeam Event 2015 – The intranet is dead! Long live the intranet!

Eating elephants – reflections after Enterprise 2.0 Summit 2014

How do you eat an elephant? You probably already know the answer: One bite at the time! At the time of writing this I am sitting on a ferry on the way to Copenhagen reflecting a little about the past week and in particular the Enterprise 2.0 Summit in Paris which I was fortunate to … More Eating elephants – reflections after Enterprise 2.0 Summit 2014

IntraTeam Event 2013 – Personas, Yammer, and power in social networks

Normally I publish a brief review of the events I attend on this blog but this time is slightly different. The Intranetizens were not able to attend this year’s event in Copenhagen so I was asked if I could step in. No problem. Thus this year’s review of IntraTeam Event is published under the seemingly … More IntraTeam Event 2013 – Personas, Yammer, and power in social networks

Relevance, Resonance, and the Digital Ninjas – Adobe Summit 2012

On my way from work today I heard a somewhat funny segment about how companies increasingly were looking for ‘ninjas’ when hiring new people. In fact the job ads mentioning ‘ninjas’ were up 2500% compared to last year – not to mention the jedis and rock stars who also seem to be in great demand. … More Relevance, Resonance, and the Digital Ninjas – Adobe Summit 2012

Community management, Wikis, and a bar – Learnings and reflections from IntraTeam Event 2012

The first conference day was kicked off by Tony Byrne, who set the scene with a very down to earth presentation and some may even have found it a bit discouraging, but personally I found it quite refreshing that someone dared to remind us that few companies are succeeding with online collaboration at scale. Some … More Community management, Wikis, and a bar – Learnings and reflections from IntraTeam Event 2012

E2.0 Summit Day 2 – Don’t change the process, change the execution

“Can business processes and social media co-exist?” – This was one of the first big questions on day 2 of the Enterprise 2.0 Summit asked by Bertrand Duperrin from Nextmodernity and that question lead to a very interesting discussion of the role of social tools in the world of Business Process Management (BPM) – something … More E2.0 Summit Day 2 – Don’t change the process, change the execution