Fire alarm at The Duxton Hotel
Fire alarm during the Brightstar Conference just now.
Notes on "An Introduction to Web 2.0" (Mike Riversdale)
Mike is talking about Web 2.0. He blogs at miramarmike.co.nz and is on FaceBook. In the old days … the Internet was a place to read. “Web 2.0” was originally a marketing term, by Tim O’Reilly, for a conference. Before the Web was about “reading”, but now it […]
Notes on "Design for Find: A Case Study of DOC's Intranet Redevelopment" (Nadia Webster, DOC)
Nadia from the Department of Conservation about their intranet. See Nadia on LinkedIn. DOC has about 2000 people across New Zealand. Many people at DOC spend time at their desks, but there are also a lot of rangers what work in the field. They don’t like computers very […]
Notes on "Shifting from an Intranet to a Client-Accessible Extranet" (Jaco Swart, Tait Electronics)
Jaco from Tait Electronics is talking about client extranets. To start, he showed this movie: Jaco’s punch line: it’s great when you find what you’ve been looking for. Back in 2005, reviewed what Tait was doing and decided that they needed to do things better. Saw an opportunity […]
Notes on "Governance and Intranets" (David Archibald, IRL)
David from Industrial Research is presenting on governance and intranets. About IRL – A crown research institute, focused on applied science and engineering. – 350 staff, 200+ PhDs – Sites in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch – 60% of funding comes from the government, and it’s contestable every year. […]
Notes on "From Chaos to Corporate Governance with SharePoint 2007" (Chandima Kulathilake, Knowledge Cue)
Chan from Knowledge Cue is talking about moving from chaos to corporate governance with SharePoint 2007. His business helps organizations have better experiences with SharePoint. Agenda: – What is SharePoint? – What’s new with SharePoint? – Single site by IT or many sites by everybody? – 10 Steps […]
Notes on "The Future of Collaborative Work" (August 2008, New Zealand)
My presentation at the BrightStar conference was about “The Future of Collaborative Work”, but I simply entitled it 2013. Cairo did the live blogging thing. 2013: The Future of Collaborative Work View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: collaboration remote) During my presentation I talked about holographic […]
Notes on "Power to the People — 3 Intranet Projects" (Dale Hartle, Porirua City Council)
Dale from Porirua City Council is talking about her work at the council with their Intranet. Talking about three projects … – (1) Business Processes A-Z – (2) Business Excellence, and – (3) Corporate Planning Business Processes A-Z A-Z was a project in 2008 to combine three public-facing […]
Notes on "WWF: Collaboration Case Study" (Cairo Walker, Step Two Designs)
Cairo (from Step Two Designs) is talking about her recent work with the WWF on collaboration. 6 key ideas about collaboration in organizations … serendipity, relationships (face-to-face meetings are really important), compelling need, engage emotionally, remove barriers (to usage), and experience. Exploring these ideas: – serendipity … creating […]
Notes on "Planning the Information Architecture for a Usable Intranet" (Hayden Sanders)
Hayden Sanders (see LinkedIn) is talking about information architecture for a usable intranet, with a subtitle of “making cool web things that people like using”. Hayden has a background in corporate communications and marketing. Hayden recommends looking at WebMonkey and the IA Institute … he has found some […]
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