Why Your Intranet Needs to Go Social Why Your Intranet Needs to Go Social ` ` THEY’RE DOCUMENT GRAVEYARDS. 54% of employers indicated that some of their information, but not all of it is current. Traditional Intranets Are Obsolete! 72% of employers indicated that some of their information, but not all of it is current. 33% of organizations only offer basic information such as directory, calendar and company news. THEY LACK SEGMENTATION. 100% of employers indicated they wanted to offer their employees role-based (personalized) content & tools as part of their intranet. THEY’RE INEFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION CHANNELS. Office workers spend an average of 28 HOURS A WEEK reading and writing emails. 19% of employees working hours are spent searching for information needed to complete projects. Employees cannot share content. They can only consume posted content. THEY’RE NOT MOBILE- ACCESSIBLE. 45% of organizations offer either no mobile or simply access to email. 20% of organizations have mobile access to work tools for collaborative, HR and other task-related needs. Capture the Return on Going Social $ 90% companies using social technologies report some business benefit from using them, such as cost savings due to increased productivity. 25% increased worker productivity using social communication and collaboration tools 30% of total time spent on email could be reduced by moving communication to a social intranet, freeing up 8% of employees workweek to focus on more important projects 90% estimate of Fortune 500 companies deploying enterprise social networks 37% of employees are more likely to stay with their employer because they are actively engaged Engaged employees deliver a 5X higher shareholder return Social Digital Workspace Greatness 1. ACCELERATE KNOWLEDGE SHARING Encourage employees to leverage collective skills and immediately apply them to their everyday work. 2. ENCOURAGE INFORMAL LEARNING Offer access to quick and informal learning tools videos and gamification. 3. LEVERAGE YOUR INTERNAL EXPERTS MORE EFFECTIVELY Provide easy access to the people who will put the right skills and knowledge at employees’ fingertips. 4. GET WORK DONE Transform old ways of working and communicating to a new way of digital collaboration, contribution to innovation and real time feedback, accessible at anytime from anywhere. Sources: http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/high_tech_telecoms_internet/the_social_economy http://www.wired.com/insights/2013/11/the-rise-of-the-enterprise-social-consultant/ https://www.constellationr.com/research http://www.netjmc.com/digital-workplace/digital-workplace-trends-2013-executive-summary/ http://socialtext.com