Rethink your 
intranet 
a vision for a networked future 
London, October 2014 
Janus Boye, J. Boye 
jb@jboye.com, @janusboye
Mobile as key driver for change
Many still don’t 
get the basics right
Content is … ?
Content is storytelling
What food does your dog prefer?
Old organisations
New technology
New technology 
+ 
Old organisations 
=
New technology 
+ 
Old organisations 
= 
Expensive old organisations
In closing
Be the perfect butler
Be the new library
Let’s continue the 
conversation 
- in Aarhus in 3 weeks 
- at a group meeting 
London, October 2014 
Janus Boye, J. Boye 
jb@jboye.com, @janusboye

Rethink your intranet - a vision for a networked future

Editor's Notes

  • #5 There is enough research out there to prove that an investment in intranets and internal communication pays off…
  • #6 In the context of intranet, this means producing as well as consuming
  • #7 IT -> Communications -> Marketing Intranets remain stuck Who owns it ?
  • #9 Many intranets are simply storage cabinets….Intranet is infrastructure and senior management does not care
  • #10 Content is owned and shared, and takes myriad forms including video, audio and chat/social.
  • #11 People leave empty rooms Data convinces; emotion inspires How to advertise in the modern era: Create something that people want to talk about on social media
  • #17 Don’t focus too much on technology
  • #22 Web is the favorite son
  • #23 Bringing external people in to work on the intranet can be as transformative for intranets as it has been for public websites ie work with agencies/partners. Pick one among your key target audience and then bring them inside your sacred digital halls. Integrate processes Share knowledge resources (thought-leadership) Better interact with business communities
  • #24 Enabling: New revenue opportunities Enhanced customer loyalty Increase operational efficiencies
  • #27 Libraries have developed from information repositories to learning spaces offering content in myriad forms. Likewise, intranets are transforming and enabling new ways to work together