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Re: A story about connections, search and blogging

driessen — Tue, 15 Aug 2017 16:38:10 -0000

You're right, Jim, it was 2011. Don't understand how I misread the date... Great to hear the platform is still being used. It is a small world! Thanks for dropping by and leaving a comment.

Re: Too much to read

driessen — Tue, 11 Apr 2017 17:26:03 -0000

Thanks for your comment. I know you like Feedly. Google Reader was my fav as well, but Google made us move away from it.
Yes, I know of your good post. I take a comparable approach to feeds and reading. I use the 'Getting Things Done' approach which really helps me put things in the right spot, prioritize things, etc. The only thing is my 'read someday maybe' stack is getting to high...

Re: Too much to read

driessen — Tue, 11 Apr 2017 17:23:38 -0000

Maybe we should split the reading and share summaries with each other, Martin? :) Thanks for your comment. I can relate to your approach: reading in projects. Flights and train trips are great. I usually read during my commute by train to and from work. 2,5 days per month set aside for reading sounds like a good idea. I think my ideal situation would be 1 reading day per week...

Re: Unreal Friends — euansemple.com

driessen — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 03:52:53 -0000

Nice one, Euan. Relates to my recent post about 'reclaiming conversations'. I agree with you it's not either or, but and and. It's fascinating we can build up relationships online and when we meet someone in real life we carry on where we left off online.

Re: Some intranet technology trends that intrigue me

driessen — Tue, 10 Jan 2017 07:28:20 -0000

Thanks for your comment, Sam. Better late than never! :-) I still have to read your report! I agree with your points about why 'out of the box' solutions appeal to user/organizations. I think there are situations in which these solutions fit well with what an organization needs. On the other hand, I see org's choosing these solutions without real knowledge of what they are getting into (e.g. vendor lockin).

Re: Some intranet technology trends that intrigue me

driessen — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 11:34:29 -0000

Thanks Martin. And thanks for the great comment. Yes, sometimes the intranet products can be a good idea. And yes there are quite some cases that I know in which the company just chooses for an intranet product because they are sick and tired of intranet project failures.
I completely agree with your concerns. The thing that surprises me is that company choose for intranet products without considering these concerns. I'm OK with going for a product if you've addressed them. But usually they don't. The same goes for choosing for SharePoint by the way. How many organizations go for SharePoint without even knowing there are (better) alternatives...?

Re: Why Collaboration Works for Others, But Not for You

driessen — Wed, 22 Jul 2015 15:12:41 -0000

Really interesting post, Sam. Interesting how you link collaboration with culture. Years ago I blogged about a related topic which relates tools to types of work. http://info-architecture.bl... I think the model you use can be easily mapped on this. I'm going to see if that works (and will write about it)!

Re: Open Up Your Digital Workplace

driessen — Tue, 03 Mar 2015 15:51:14 -0000

Nice post, Sam. Important topic! I think there's tremendous value in connecting external with intranet, whether it's external employees with the offices or external partners with your company. Security is a big reason I think this isn't happening that fast (although it should, as you clearly state). On the other hand, many intranet platforms don't make it easy to blur the boundaries of the organization. For instance, if you want to share a non-public file on Dropbox with someone who doesn't have access to that file or folder, you just share the link (to that file/folder). I think sharing something from e.g. SharePoint with an external should be that easy for it to work.

Re: Tools from #SocialNow 2014

driessen — Sat, 10 Jan 2015 14:57:05 -0000

Thanks for the comment. Interesting product. I won't add it to the list because the list is a list of products that were at the SocialNow conference. But it's good to know you exist in this context and what you have to offer.

Re: Is intranet personalization of no value?

driessen — Sat, 13 Dec 2014 17:13:57 -0000

Thanks for your comment, Steven. I agree that a homepage that can be personalized doesn't mean: give employees an empty page to start with. I'd give them the best homepage, also best on their profile and then allow them to tweak/personalize it.

Re: Is intranet personalization of no value?

driessen — Sat, 13 Dec 2014 17:12:21 -0000

Thanks for your comment, Laurens. I'm not sure I understand what you are trying to say. My point was that users/employees want personalization for specific reasons and because users/employees in companies can have very different word-related needs that can't be unified in one-interface-for-all. Why would a personalized homepage 'lose the meaning of why it was implemented'?

Re: The Continued Decline of the Homepage

driessen — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 11:09:26 -0000

Good one, Gerry. Google is (or should be) your homepage. But don't you think we've moved even further than that. Google is or used to be our homepage, but I think social sites are our homepage now. Our networks decide which sites we visit or - even better - which page we visit. Hope this helps!

Re: Intranet manager: the most complex job in the world

driessen — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 03:50:10 -0000

Thanks for the comment, Camilla. Happy to hear you like the post. Yes, you're right, the fields you mentioned should be added to the list as well. Making the role of the intranet manager even more complex... :-)

Re: The importance of Why for intranets #intranatverk

driessen — Mon, 17 Nov 2014 14:17:58 -0000

Thanks for the pointer, Ingrid. That's looks very interesting. I'm going to read it in more detail soon. Please let me know when the updated version is published!

Re: The importance of Why for intranets #intranatverk

driessen — Mon, 17 Nov 2014 14:12:25 -0000

Thanks for the comment, Arthur. Yes, I love the Roundabout when I talk or think about complexity. :-)
I agree with you: most of the talk is about functionality. This is important, but only after you've thought about why first.

Re: The importance of Why for intranets #intranatverk

driessen — Mon, 17 Nov 2014 14:10:55 -0000

Thanks for the comment, Martin. Will see if I can find the tweets and/or slides somewhere.
The weird thing about the Why question is that it's so obvious but I see very little intranet teams actually asking the question (and answering it in the right way). I hope to write more about this soon.

Re: Where is Your Failure Report?

driessen — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 04:24:37 -0000

Great topic, Mary. In Holland there's an institute that awards prizes to people and organizations that have failed brilliantly. http://www.briljantemislukk...

Re: What ever happened to?

driessen — Mon, 04 Aug 2014 05:50:56 -0000

Congrats on your new book, Mary! Is the book interesting for non-law-firm people like myself?
Good to hear you are back to blogging. Hope I will be able to say the same soon as well...

Re: Managing compliance and legal risk in internal social networks

driessen — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 08:21:04 -0000

Relating to your last remark: I agree, this is what I see to. That's why something like a wiki could help (of course with good governance around it), because a wiki is flexible and can grow along with changes in the organization.
Interesting topic and discussion. Thanks, Bertrand!

Re: Managing compliance and legal risk in internal social networks

driessen — Fri, 23 May 2014 16:09:50 -0000

Interesting post, Bertrand. This is a big topic, especially for larger organizations.
I want to share a different perspective though. I think internal (and external) social also could make compliance easier. When I worked for a big corporate I suggested using a wiki for sharing, publishing and updating procedures and processes. The description of these procedures and processes had to be closely related to the actual way the employees worked. These procedures were stored in a compliance management system. It was managed by one person. This lead to a huge repository of out-of-date content which absolutely did not relate to the way people work. When auditors would show up they would scramble and update as much as possible, but theory and practice never matched.
After shifting these procedures and process descriptions to a wiki many more people could (and did) update and improve the content. The auditors had never seen such a close match between the way employees work and what the content says about the way they should work.
This experience got me thinking. Internal social tools fit more with the way people work, definitely if we compare this with tools like ERP and PDM systems that are (also) used for compliance reasons. Compliance is about traceability, social tools do this better than the heavy corporate tools I just mentioned. My thesis is internal social tools lead to more compliant organizations, that orgs without these tools. :-)

BTW, I gave a talk about this topic. Here's a link to the slides:
http://info-architecture.bl...

Re: Social business adoption best practices #e20s #socbiz

driessen — Tue, 11 Feb 2014 17:02:13 -0000

Thanks for the slides, Claire. I really enjoyed your (and Rachel's) talk!

Re: Four short links: 23 January 2014

driessen — Fri, 24 Jan 2014 15:53:01 -0000

Just wanted to say 'thank you' for all the interesting links you share with us. I often find interesting stuff via your 'four short links'. Have a nice weekend!

Re: Work as a mix of car and train

driessen — Wed, 09 Oct 2013 03:12:01 -0000

Thanks for your comment, Locksmith. That's a good one: planning the day during the commute. Do you commute by car or train? I usually write my tasks down, so that would be hard in the car... :-)

Re: Amsterdam visit September 18-20: keynotes at Dutch Future Society and on the future of investment management

driessen — Wed, 04 Sep 2013 16:17:33 -0000

Have a great time in Holland, Ross!

Re: Digital Workplace : Swiss Army Knife or Plumbing ?

driessen — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 06:02:00 -0000

Ah, interesting. So our experiences match. Could be an interesting topic for a round-table discussion at the e2.0 summit! :-)