Digital consultant, writer & speaker on design, business and technology trends
The Ultimate Guide for Digital Workplace Managers & Internal Communicators. Written by Martyn Perks, Digital Workplace Consultant. Content, in how it’s created, published, and managed, is the lifeblood of your organization. But it relies on having the right tools and the right strategies in place. That’s why the intranet is once again at the forefront of internal communications. If you have […]
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Contributed an opinion piece to the front-line employee app Blink’s comprehensive report on internal communications. Questions it asks include:Why do frontline workers feel left out?How can we transform frontline organisations?How do we ensure an inclusive and productive future for the frontline? Download a PDF of it here.
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Originally published on Blink App. The Covid pandemic highlighted many things – including how unhappy workers are in their jobs. The experience of having to work through the pandemic seems to have been the last straw for many. It was reported that in April, in the US alone, over 4 million have thrown in the […]
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Published on simplycommunicate. Image © simplycommunicate. Am quoted in this article on tech ethics in the workplace: “Being isolated at home or stuck in a makeshift office doesn’t make work easy for anyone. But what employees need more than ever is real, meaningful relationships with fellow team members, managers, and to feel part of the […]
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Co-authored with Larraine Solomon and originally published on LinkedIn. Over the last few weeks, we have spoken to many colleagues about how organisations have coped during the Covid-19 pandemic, asking them about the lessons they’ve learnt from it, and how it has made them think differently about the future. Inspired by everyone’s opinions, this is the […]
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Am a quoted contributor to Mastering Messaging in the Workplace report by the business app Guild. It’s a welcome and prescient piece of research, examining the risks and opportunities of messaging for businesses. “The biggest opportunities for businesses using messaging lie in creating more autonomy in terms of how people work. It’s a real strength […]
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Originally published on Simply Communicate. Heavily quoted in this response to the report. As communicators, what did we make of the recent Edelman Trust Barometer Report 2020 which was published a couple of weeks back? In general terms it does not make joyful reading. It does, though, make a very clear case for action to reverse the […]
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Photo by antonella brugnola on Unsplash Originally published on CMSwire. The saying goes, a bad workman blames his tools. But a more fitting alternative is we get the technology we deserve. Articles continue to roll out about how messaging tools like Slack, Yammer, WhatsApp — not to mention the granddaddy of them all, email — are to blame for […]
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Originally published on Dezeen. With Brexit the British people have shown a greater appetite for risk than the creative sector, which needs to take the public more seriously or risk becoming irrelevant, says Martyn Perks of the Dissenters Design Network. A general election has been called. No one knows exactly what the UK public will do, but they […]
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Originally published on Simply Communicate. Netflix has just announced they are using real people to help their users find new movies to watch. They are trialling a new feature called Collections. In their words, it adds a ‘human touch’ to film recommendations when used on their iOS mobile platform. It’s a bold move considering that many other […]
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