We have all watched with mounting terror as things we never thought we‘d see again (mullets, bucket hats, bum bags, chunky headbands…) are welcomed back by the fashion set. What else is making a comeback? The SharePoint intranet. Once the ugly duckling of the business platform world, the SharePoint intranet is back: more beautiful, more[…]
Let’s take a collective breath and acknowledge making it to the end of another year marked by instability and uncertainty. From rising energy prices to Covid-19 case numbers, organisations were yet again forced to be flexible and agile in response to external factors. Hybrid work growing pains Many organisations looking to entice employees back to[…]
Intranet design impacts usability, trust and adoption, and can be the difference between a lively digital hub and a lonely, unloved platform. It’s a difficult job to balance form and function, branding and usability, content and interest vs a clean mobile experience. Especially within the significant constraints of SharePoint modern and – often – multiple[…]
SharePoint Modern allows the creation of attractive, mobile-optimised pages for internal communications, department information and project teams. Communication and hub sites are easy to spin up with useful web parts like maps, videos, calendars and buttons as well as theme templates to keep the design consistent. Viva Connections helps to bring a SharePoint intranet into[…]
After what was a year of much uncertainty and instability, the start of 2021 gives us a chance to reset and focus on the areas of opportunity and growth. So where should we be directing our budgets and attention? Check out our list of the top five intranet forecasts to keep on your radar over[…]
Many organisations are now transitioning back to the office, but the way we do business has changed forever. Teams, Zoom, Blue Jeans… whatever your chosen platform, it is now essential that your communication is just as effective on screen as in person. Here are some things we have learned along the way: Look the part[…]
In times of crisis, organisations need to be resilient, act swiftly and practically to enable their teams to effectively work remotely and to maintain connectedness. Never has it been more important for organisations to cultivate a Digital Workplace that instills trust and unifies communication and collaboration. Whether your organisation has existing systems and infrastructure in[…]
Legendary chemist and inventor Humphry Davy published a substantial memoir in 1800. It was on the chemistry, physiology, and recreational use of nitrous oxide…otherwise known as laughing gas. A familiar statement stems from it; “Nitrous oxide… may probably be used with advantage during surgical operations”, because he realized the potential it had to destroy pain.[…]
Since the release of our ready-built Digital Workplace Injio in 2017, we’ve been continuously working to ensure we deliver the latest technology and innovation. In this time, we’ve seen the rollout of Microsoft’s SharePoint Modern which offers a number of improvements and benefits on the Classic Framework. We’re incredibly excited to have redeveloped Injio using[…]
With over 190 million users across 200,000 customer organisations, it’s hard to believe that Microsoft SharePoint has been around since 2001. Since its launch, it’s had a massive impact on the industry, changing the way that organisations communicate, automate processes and manage and store documents. While it’s often the classics that shape our past, with[…]
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On average, it took 17 months to create the winning intranets of last year’s Nielsen Norman Intranet Design Annual report. In that timespan: • A Humpback whale could migrate 19,622km • An average runner could complete 2,852 marathons • 32 generations of butterfly lived and died • 22 Ferraris were manufactured • There was time[…]
Abraham Lincoln is quoted as having said, “If I had five minutes to chop down a tree, I’d spend the first three sharpening my axe.” It turns out this quote originated many years after the death of Lincoln, but I believe the sentiment is valid. Many SharePoint projects that WebVine run are not the first[…]
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If you have recently survived an intranet planning meeting, you can appreciate the difficulties faced by our international peacekeepers, trying to achieve harmony when each party sees different issues, prioritises divergent outcomes and often seem to be speaking another language. The machinations of Rocketman pale in comparison. Managing shifting internal priorities and disagreements between stakeholders[…]
Don’t be fooled. The staff intranet can come across as a warm and fuzzy enterprise where nebulous benefits like “staff engagement” are obtained, where photos of charity morning teas and the over-achieving company City to Surf team reside. But Digital Workplaces are serious business, delivering measurable benefits to smart organisations. “Where you enable digital transformation[…]
Leave it to IT or get a ready to go SharePoint Intranet? Perhaps you are considering a new Intranet, and wondering if you should check out an “intranet in a box” solution, or have your internal team build it instead. Having built numerous intranets from scratch and also implemented our ready to go Intranet Injio[…]
