Company intranets and internal communications
How an intranet works after launch: what belongs on the homepage, how company news is published, who owns content, and why employees stop opening some portals.
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An Intranet Homepage Without a "Needs Attention" Box: What We Cut, What We Kept, and Why
The homepage of a corporate intranet usually fills up with widgets nobody reads. Here's how we rewrote ours across six iterations, and why an AI chat ended up replacing the "Needs Attention" box in the final version.
The Intranet Content Admin: One Section Instead of Three, Plus WCAG 2.1 AA Accessibility
We used to have three separate admin panels for emails, banners, and articles. It was architecture we inherited. Here's how we unified content into one IA and how we passed WCAG 2.1 AA for the team rather than for a tender checkbox.
Why Corporate Portals Don't Work and What to Do Instead
Why 70% of corporate portals become 'dead zones'. We explore the failures and modern alternatives for internal communications.
Why You Still Need a Company Intranet in 2025
If your portal needs a password nobody remembers, it isn't a portal. Here's what the 'corporate intranet' genre has become by 2025 — and what we think should be built instead.