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Posted: Tue May 27, 2025 7:13 am
Also ensure that the vision on communication fits in with the new era. In my department, this has been adjusted as follows: communication is interaction >> dialogue >> reaction. For stakeholders, employees and customers. The communication department facilitates employees in their communication needs with the aim of increasing the bond and pride with the organization. A major change from the age-old sender-receiver model. As a pleasant result, the intranet automatically became the primary means of communication and interaction a prerequisite.
8. Shake your mix of remedies
Then shake up the existing mix of resources. What do you primarily use each resource for at the moment? list to data We opted for a scale in which attention, information, activation, inspiration and fascination/binding are central. See where your resources are on that scale. Where should you shift the emphasis in terms of resources or content to achieve a balanced distribution?
9. Find a thorn in the side
Organize your own opposition. Yes-men are of no use to you. So: find someone who will ask you difficult questions. What do you want and why do you want it? How do these principles meet the realization of your objectives? And why didn't you do that? These kinds of questions force you to think carefully again and again and to go back to your principles. And that helps you to stay close to your principles during such a huge project - where everything is connected to everything else.
10. Strange eyes compel
superman
As annoying as it may be sometimes, hiring an external expert helps to convince your internal critical mass. So find a good one and pay particular attention to whether he/she is really an expert in this new field. And also pay attention to the content. You have no use for a guru who implements things that you have a completely different opinion about. If that is all true, it is great to have a partner in crime who looks at the organization with a fresh perspective.
Some reading tips:
Prescientdigital created a beautiful infographic The Social Intranet infographic ;
Winkwaves conducted a practical study among intranet managers: social intranet as the backbone for new collaboration ;
And you can also find much more information about a social intranet on Frankwatching itself ;
Finally, for more information you can also read the Frankwatching Dossier Intranet .
With these ten points you have an overview of the most important things I encountered in the preliminary phase. Do you have any other tips that I have not described here? I would love to hear them!
8. Shake your mix of remedies
Then shake up the existing mix of resources. What do you primarily use each resource for at the moment? list to data We opted for a scale in which attention, information, activation, inspiration and fascination/binding are central. See where your resources are on that scale. Where should you shift the emphasis in terms of resources or content to achieve a balanced distribution?
9. Find a thorn in the side
Organize your own opposition. Yes-men are of no use to you. So: find someone who will ask you difficult questions. What do you want and why do you want it? How do these principles meet the realization of your objectives? And why didn't you do that? These kinds of questions force you to think carefully again and again and to go back to your principles. And that helps you to stay close to your principles during such a huge project - where everything is connected to everything else.
10. Strange eyes compel
superman
As annoying as it may be sometimes, hiring an external expert helps to convince your internal critical mass. So find a good one and pay particular attention to whether he/she is really an expert in this new field. And also pay attention to the content. You have no use for a guru who implements things that you have a completely different opinion about. If that is all true, it is great to have a partner in crime who looks at the organization with a fresh perspective.
Some reading tips:
Prescientdigital created a beautiful infographic The Social Intranet infographic ;
Winkwaves conducted a practical study among intranet managers: social intranet as the backbone for new collaboration ;
And you can also find much more information about a social intranet on Frankwatching itself ;
Finally, for more information you can also read the Frankwatching Dossier Intranet .
With these ten points you have an overview of the most important things I encountered in the preliminary phase. Do you have any other tips that I have not described here? I would love to hear them!