James Robertson, Author at Boxes and Arrows

Author: James Robertson

At the IA Summit in Vancouver, James became known as the "intranet guy", and if the shoe fits... James runs one of the leading intranet consultancies, and happens to be based in Sydney, Australia. He's published a number of reports, covering search, intranet strategy, staff directories and content management systems. James has also written over 150 articles on these topics, as well as presenting at conferences across the globe. He's also getting serious about his photography, with plenty of photos on Flickr (www.flickr.com/photos/shingen_au). Oh, and he has a blog, which he posts to in the mornings while his brain is still warming up...

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August 16, 2007 Reviews

Demolition Derby

Posted by James Robertson

Scott Berkun demolishes the myths that surround innovation, as well as providing a solid foundation for understanding how innovation really happens. If you are involved making creative, powerful ideas real, this book is a must-read.

Enterprise IA Methodologies:

Posted by James Robertson

Information architects working within enterprises are confronted by unique challenges, relating to organisational culture, business processes, and internal politics. James Robertson pulls the strands of situational spaghetti to get to the root of the project.

June 12, 2006 Design Principles / Intranets and Internal Tool Design / Professionalism / Workplace and Career

Succeeding at IA in the enterprise

Posted by James Robertson

The enterprise environment offers unique challenges for information architects. In this context, we need to develop skills to help us understand and model how organizations deal with information.