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?
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!
Next week I’m speaking at Intranätverk – the newest star on the intranet conference sky. Kristian Norling has done a remarkable job of putting together a great lineup of speakers mostly from Sweden but also some notable people from around Europe. Kristian promises to bring a twist to the regular intranet conference and I am … More Sprints, leaps and baby steps – What it takes to make an intranet strategy work.
You do not talk about Sharepoint! I’m sure there are many other Fight Club related quotes to be said about intranets and platforms but the one mentioned here is very appropriate for my experiences from two conferences in the past month. I have enjoyed the privelege of speaking at J. Boye 2012 in Aarhus and … More The first rule of Sharepoint is…
November may be one of dullest months of the year – especially in Scandinavia! Luckily some great people make this month much more interesting by hosting a number of conferences every year in November. This year I will be fortunate enough to attend two as a speaker – J. Boye 2012 in Aarhus and Intranett … More The conference season is upon us
It happens – more frequently than it should – that you meet an intranet manager with a somewhat disgruntled look on her face when you start talking about how their intranet is doing. More often than not this is because they are in the middle of a big redesign or a big upgrade to the … More Mind the gap – also when developing your intranet
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
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
“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
The opening keynote of this Paris event was a shared session with Rawn Shah from IBM and Yves Caseau from Bouygues Telecom titled “Understanding Social Business Excellence”. Rawn started out with an excellent presentation about the importance of harnessing the pervasive conversations emerging in companies and linking them to the business goals. It may sound … More Thoughts and takeaways from the Enterprise 2.0 Summit – Day 1
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