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Working as I do at a University I sometimes get the chance to see speakers I'd otherwise only find in the virtual world. An hour ago I was able to see Sir Paul Callaghan ( New Zealander of the year 2011 ) speak on his vision for how New Zealand could have it's cake and eat it too by looking at where we as a nation want to be "as rich as the Aussies" and then thinking smart about how that can be achieved within the constraints that we have as New Zealanders. But what does it have to do with intranets ? To me Sir Paul's talk, which was very similar to the one I've included above, reminded me that the key to success for any venture requires: Having a vision Providing leadership Knowing your landscape An ability to take the road of the statesman rather than that of the politician Intranets as we all know are tricky beasts to do well. We can any one of us throw up a few pages of how to, and move the refernce documents from the file server onto the in

Well here we are then , long time no see. Yep back in the saddle after ten months, two earthquakes, my boy starting school and just the hint of work. Nothing big really. Are you keen on getting your intranet videos to go viral ? Surely you jest I hear readers from intranet land ask. But no I'm serious. I've been listening to a pod cast since starting my new job at a local university, the 45 minute commute each way pushed me over the edge. IT conversations has a terrible website, so don't bother thinking it might lead the way to cool intranet innovation, which does exist . What IT conversations has in spades is serendipity and liberal interpretation of what IT is. If any of you have read Carmine Gallo's the innovation secrets of Steve Jobs, or heard his interview on IT conversations, you'll know why serendipity and broadening your horizon's can be valuable. Suffice to say looking over the fence into other IT areas, or out the window and into another per