The Communication Studio LLC

Social Networking for the Enterprise

(3 mo.)

The Intuitive Collaborative Design group (ICD) was charged with implementing a social networking and collaboration platform across Bell Labs. A primary focus was on integrated messaging and workflow collaboration.

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Challenges

ICD was charged with creating an enterprise collaboration model focused on leveraging the intellectual and professional environment at Bell Labs. We needed to :

  • Focus on communication and collaboration
  • Communicate the value and ease of social networking to stakeholders
  • Improve styling and UI behaviors

Solutions

  • We designed user-centric viewports across all feature areas and engineered in relevant cross-linking.
  • We formalized the webpart structure into a set of content areas and social networking features that could be invoked fluidly from anywhere in the system.
  • We "iconized" functionality for easy identification and comprehension
  • We designed a welcome page, FAQ's and UI behaviors that made the interactive features of the site engaging and self explanatory.
  • Focus on highly integrated messaging and also workflow collaboration models. Results appeared as part of the team's White Paper presentations.

View a Clickable Demosite of this Enterprise Social Networking

 

Map of Social Networking UI Elements

Here's a "presentation-oriented" annotated wireframe for the Collaborative Developer's Workspace. It maps some of our approach to social networking for the enterprise.

This was a delightful engagement: A small, but high-powered team of forward-looking professionals working on cutting-edge stuff. A nice combination of practical and visionary.

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