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2016 Intranet Design Annual Winners

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Congratulations to the 2016 Intranet Design Annual Award winners!

American Cancer Society

The American Cancer Society’s team worked to consolidate a set of sites built on outdated technology; the goal was to increase user engagement and encourage collaboration. The resulting site has a strong structure, an inclusive resource library, and numerous opportunities for employees and volunteers alike to learn, share, and communicate.

ACS & Neudesic team members pictured here: (top to bottom, left to right) Ashok Vantipalli (ACS), Kevin Weigel (ACS), Anne Hartwick (ACS), Brooke Rivera (ACS), Laurie Entrekin (ACS), Sheila Buchert,(ACS) Stacey Kuria (ACS), Amy Hadsock (ACS), Ravi Balasubramanian (ACS), Melinda Baker (ACS), Matthew Schafman (Neudesic), Mitesh Patel (Neudesic); Chris McCurry (Neudesic), Sathish TK (Neudesic), Brad Laudal (Neudesic), Susan Laurento (Neudesic), Kunaal Kapoor (Neudesic), Poornima Neelakandan (Neudesic), Travis Simpson (Neudesic).

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

The crisp design of this law firm’s intranet reinforces its goals: to provide easy access to information needed for daily work, enhance connections among employees, and, ultimately, to help the firm provide the best possible service to clients. A daily dashboard aimed at partners, a robust search tool that combs through internal records, and an informative firm directory form the core of this clean, efficient intranet.

Team members pictured here (left to right): Sergey Ivanushkin, Justin Tullo, Mark Fellin, Tom Baldwin, Roxana Martinez, John Sullivan, Jeannine Zito, Al Chan, Eyal Guy, Delroy Miller, Devendra Nayee, John Kruse, Bob Robertson, Brian Lacy.

DORMA

In just 60 days, the DORMA (dorma+kaba Group as of September 2015) intranet team created a global, social intranet in advance of two large company events. The impending events and the introduction of social tools offered a perfect setup for intranet success: the events acted as natural drivers for both social content creation and conversation on the site. Strong management support further ensured that this global company’s shift to a social intranet was notably smooth and well received.

Team members pictured here (left to right): Top Row (DORMA, now dorma+kaba): Adrian Gagala, Stephanie Bolsinger, Sabine Fuhrmann, Alexander Wood, Sören Schmidt; Middle Row (BrightStarr): Sam Hassani, Anna Maslanka, Matt Harding, James Heathcote, Bottom Row (BrightStarr): Richard Paterson, Mark Sahal, Paul Jackson, William Saville

Enbridge Inc.

The transition to SharePoint 2013 offered Enbridge the opportunity to revisit its intranet’s structure and visual design. Armed with user research, the team set out to recreate the intranet as a central place to connect and engage, using audience targeting to streamline communications and get the right information to the right people.

Enbridge ELink team members: (left to right) Richard Rowe, Harold Esche, Carolyn Price, Kerry Corcoran, Nicole Stuckert, Virginia Webster, Doug Balsam

Intermountain Healthcare

Intermountain Healthcare created an elegant, responsive intranet that not only informs employees, it also capitalizes on their business know-how and works to keep them healthy and happy. In addition, the intranet’s gamification features give new meaning to the term “healthy competition.”

Intranet team members pictured: (left to right, top to bottom) Tyson Henrie, Josh Horton, John Hess, Gordon Peterson, Jed Obray, Jeff Eschler, Jordan Edwards, Nate Green, Camille Wellard, Sunil Kongara, James Hillaker, Mike Gilmore, Dmitriy Samus

NAV CANADA

NAV CANADA’s intranet, called Central, is both functional and beautiful. The look and feel is calm and simple, gently reminding employees about the business, while increasing their confidence and empowering them to focus on the right things. An emphasis on help and guidance makes collaboration possible and successful.

Team members shown here: (left to right) Kim Boulet, Milos Stojanovic, Daniel Sanscartier, Dan Heron, Raymond Ho, Jean-Pierre Frigon, Bethany Johnston, Erik Mercier, Simon Robert, Nick Kellett, Hoking Xu, Brad Garner, Can Ciplak, Goran Mraovic, Frances Ashe

Repsol S.A.

Repsolnet is commendable for its far-reaching inclusiveness: it accommodates employees in 40 countries who do a wide variety of jobs in offices as well as in the field. It also accommodates people with disabilities and people with slow internet connections. No matter who you are or where you are, if you work for Repsol, you are guaranteed to benefit from the intranet.

Team members pictured here (left to right): Ester Moya Pacheco, Ángel Lera Hernández, Enrique Fernández Puertas, Natalia Solana Aliende, Begoña Escribano Acordagoitia, Francisco Javier Jurado Henche

Salini Impregilo SpA

The Salini Impregilo Group was born from a merger between Salini and Impregilo that aimed to create an international champion in the construction sector. Unifying corporate cultures and communication is a persistent theme of this design. The intranet features sundry news and social features implemented in a solid infrastructure with unique tools. It relies on a close-knit, highly professional team and on employee advocates who focus on creating a user-friendly intranet.

Team members pictured here: (top row, left to right) Lisa Loianno, Emanuela Angori (left of sign); Michele Calì (above sign); Maria Cristina Storti, Elena Dalla Massara (right of sign); (bottom row, left to right) Sara Moretto, Serena Prudenzano, Elisa Maiucci.

The Co-operators Group Limited

Communication, collaboration, recognition, and community are underlying themes of the “Source” intranet. Source houses and promotes extensive, valuable information about company news and performance, employee achievements, and executive views. Although some organizations hide this type of information, Source lets employees see top news quickly and jump right to the task at hand.

Team members pictured here (left to right): Tim Gapakov, Nashid Forbes, Nick Jones, Carrie Ann Norman, (name not available), Brian Richardson, Adriana Banica, Anthony Runstedler, Jamal Zaghit, Barb Stephens, Hayley Iacocca, Andrea Crane, Shannon Hilker, Michelle Missere, Milan Taran, Vanessa Iacocca, Lisa Gauthier, Karen Vuong, Line Donald, Marc Séguin

The Swedish Parliament

When building an intranet for a governmental organization, it is essential to understand both institutional processes and user needs. The Swedish Parliament’s intranet team spent time upfront learning about roles, needs, and processes in order to undertake a user-focused development plan. The result is a modern responsive design with a focus on clarity and efficiency.

Intranet team members pictured here: Janna Palmgren, Anna Elding (two people in the back); (middle row) Angelina Fredriksson, Karin Hedman, Paul Lernmark, Katja Engelhart, Ingeborg Granlund, Lars Gustavson; (front row) Birgitta Elgemyr, Jessica Stringer Bodin, Katarina Willstedt, Åse Karlsen

Full Report

The 498-page Intranet Design Annual with 166 full-color screenshots of the 10 winners for 2016 is available for download.