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Management & Technology
Th I t t i D d! L li th I t t”The Intranet is Dead! Long live the Intranet”A tale about time travel, people and intranet 2.0
Matthew HodgsonACT Regional-lead Web and Information ManagementACT Regional lead, Web and Information ManagementSMS Management & Technology
WIC Breakfast, Dec 2008
... if you suffer from time travel sickness...
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Last year ...y
“G” for Georgeg
Sir Francis Walsingham?g
Walsingham ‘the Master Spy’g py
One of the earliest practitioners of:p
M d i t lli d i• Modern intelligence and espionage• Domestic security policyy p y• Foreign policy planning• Armed forces coordination and communication• IntranetsIntranets
Walsingham ‘the Intranet’g
Walsingham provided Elizabeth with:• Relevant information• Trusted informationTrusted information• Reliable information
C t k l d• Current knowledge• Timely communication• Intelligence that kept the country safe
Disadvantages:Li it ti f th h i l t l d• Limitations of the physical - not always around
ROI for Walsingham ‘the Intranet’g
René Descartes
Intranet for Queen Christina of Sweden
E i tEnvironment:• Rapidly changing world• Scientific revolution
Trusted source of:• Knowledge• Information • Learning – “I think, therefore I am”
William Murdoch
• Scottish engineer and inventorg• Worked for James Watt
Invented:• Gas lighting• Steam gun• Steam gun• Pneumatic tube message system• Steam carriage• Road locomotive
Murdoch the Intranet
Compliance:p• Ensured safety standards were met (mitigating risk of death)
Knowledge sharing:• For mentoring, training and development of crew
For information:S f• Single point of contact up to the boss or down to the crew
• Someone the boss could trust• Someone the crew liked and wants to work with
People as intranetsp
In the past, we’ve always relied on people for:p , y p p
T t d ti l d l t i f ti• Trusted, timely, and relevant information• A primary source of knowledgep y g• Help, learning and personal development
but then we got web technology ... but then ... we got web technology ...
Where did the term ‘intranet’ come from?
Intranets fuel growth f I t t t lof Internet access tools
Term first appeared?St h L t 1995
Wh t th i t t ?
•Stephen Lawton, 1995
What were these intranets?• People were creating small websitesPeople were creating small websites• Share knowledge and communicate information• “..underscore the value of knowledge management”
ExpectationspWe had certain expectations about what Intranets would deliver for us
1 Better communications 90%
would deliver for us …
1. Better communications 90%2. Improved processes 80%3. Knowledge sharing best-practice 72%4. Improve efficiency 65%p y5. Reduction in paperwork 65%6 Avoid duplication of effort 62%6. Avoid duplication of effort 62%7. Real-time information sharing 55%8. Cost savings 55%
Source: Melcrum Intranet Survey (2001)
When we focus on technology, not peoplegy p pInformation
Out-of-date incomplete or inaccurate informationOut-of-date, incomplete or inaccurate informationDoesn’t reflect how people think about informationBrowse paths to information are inconsistentBrowse paths to information are inconsistent
GovernanceNo formal roles for managing the intranetPublishing processes are lengthy & full of gatekeepersInadequate people resourcing – who’s going to edit all that stuff?
TechnologyMajor source of internal communication is often not Major source of internal communication is often not technology, but word of mouth
Source: Step Two Designs (2002)
The result ...
How do I know if my intranet is dying?y y g
Symptoms may include:y p y
• No idea who the information is for!• No requirements for the intranet – what is it for and
how will you deliver it?how will you deliver it?• No strategy about how to meet users’ information
needsneeds• You CIO thinks the intranet is just an
information resource• Lack of pulse – no one trusts information & no one Lack of pulse no one trusts information & no one
cares
The future for intranets?
People want to use social mediap
“ t f ll fl d d “…represents a full-fledged … communication channel that will
l ith ith t evolve with or without you.
It’s another accepted form of It s another accepted form of communications that people want”
Steve Krol Steve Krol
New intranet strategic building blocksg g
Source: G Smith, 2007
Social media for intranets
Some examples of the future used todayp y
Wikis:• User contribution without the roadblocksTwitter:Twitter:• Instant messaging just like a cocktail partyBlogs:• Storytelling the ‘old fashioned’ way• Storytelling the old fashioned wayDelicious:• Sharing the research I’ve found
Wikis as intranets
Corporate wikis: Corporate wikis: • US Intelligence Community – for communication• Qld Public Libraries – for building and sustaining
communityy• Department of Defence – ‘sharing unrestricted’
information in almost real timeinformation in almost real-time• National Library of Australia – managing IT projects • AGIMO – keeping internal policy up-to-date
Twitter – the new face of Corporate IMp
What are you working on?
Sharing info Sharing info with my team
Twitter – the new face of Corporate IMp
…as a browser pluginbrowser-plugin
Twitter – the new face of Corporate IMp
take it …take it where ever
you go!
Blogs as part of the intranetg p
Communicating j t t t & project status &
lessons learned
Delicious – sharing what you valueg y
Share important research for a research for a
project
Put these tools all together …g
‘Self’ – profiles,RSS RSS
contact detailsRSS RSS
Intranet Home PageRSS RSS
ROI for my organisation?y g
Improved engagement, collaboration, communication: • Better communication – reaching out to employees• Improved processes – responsive communicationsImproved processes responsive communications• Improved organisation social cohesion
Increased productivity:• More effective collaboration (KM) – aligns to people’s social
behaviour
Cost reduction:Cost reduction:• Open source, open APIs, easy re-use of content
ROI = staff retention (esp for Gen‐Y)( p )
ROI and WIIFM?!
Referent power:p• I look good!
P l l k t • People look up to me• People listen to me, my comments and my ratingsp , y y g
Expert power:• I look like an expertI look like an expert• People can see my expertise• People turn to me for expert advice
Source: French, J.R.P., & Raven, B. (1959)
The Future: Intranets behaving like peopleg p p
I know what you write about Can I suggest …?I know what you like
gg
I know where I amI know who you trustI can learn
I know where I amI know who you trust
I know what you read I know what time it isI know what you readI understand
the contextI know where you are the context
I know who you trust
I know where you are
I can talk to I know who you trust other devices
Conclusions
The intranet is dead!• We killed intranets with technology
Social media has regenerated it!• Returning to people accessing peopleReturning to people accessing people• Timely, relevant, trusted, current information
For intranets to be fully effective:Gi l t i t ith h th• Give people access to communicate with each other
• Focus on people’s needs & wants for being social• Make it more than just an electronic filing cabinet
Take home messagesg
People, not technology:p , gy• Collaborate – virtually or physically• Conversations – share knowledge
B ild l ti hi d t t i i f ti• Build relationships and trust in information
Supporting these activities will make your intranet live!
...when we focus on technology not people
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“The Intranet is Dead! Long live the Intranet”Long live the Intranet”
A tale about time travel, people and intranet 2.0
Management & Technology
Matthew HodgsonACT Regional-lead, Web and Information ManagementACT Regional lead, Web and Information Management
SMS Management & Technology
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