Category Archives: Linchpin

Bye-bye, Wait Times: 6 Reasons Why You Should Use Timeslots for Events in Linchpin Intranet Suite

Bye-bye, Wait Times: 6 Reasons Why You Should Use Event Timeslots in Linchpin - thumbnail

Do you like standing in queues? No? Neither do we. For some types of corporate events – e.g. photos for the employee directory or pizza day in the canteen – it makes sense to divide the event into several time slots to avoid annoying waiting times. This is now very easy in Linchpin – thanks to the event time slots! Decide for yourself how many time slots you want to divide your event into, how many minutes a time slot consists of and how many of your colleagues are allowed to register per slot.

Linchpin Intranet Suite 5.6 – April Intranet Highlights

Linchpin Intranet Suite Update in April - thumbnail

It’s been almost exactly half a year since the last update of the Linchpin Intranet Suite – version 5.4 – and we’ve followed suit: Linchpin Intranet Suite 5.6 is waiting in the wings (along with Linchpin Essentials 2.6)! In this blog article, we’ll give you an overview of the highlights: The free footer configuration, enhancements in terms of event planning, fixed sizes for teaser macros, and implementation of gender-neutral practices.

Linchpin Intranet Suite 5.4: A Big Update With Exciting New Features

Our intranet received a brand new update – with version 5.4, Linchpin Intranet Suite introduces better support for screen readers, time slots for events, a customizable mobile menu and more. Downloadable now from the Atlassian Marketplace.

Linchpin Intranet Suite: We Are More Than Just Colleagues

Linchpin Suite: We are more than just co-workers

When you think of the traditional tools many of us use to get our work done – email, intranets and shared networks, video conferencing, etc. – my guess is these do not then simultaneously make you think of friendships with colleagues, sharing both the personal and professional gems of your lives. They most likely make you think, “these are the tools I use to get my work done”. There is a way out: The Linchpin Intranet Suite combines traditional work tools and social media tools.

By You, for You: 3 New Features for the Linchpin Intranet Suite!

By You, for You: 3 New Features for the Linchpin Intranet Suite! - social media image

It’s October and the leaves are starting to fall. Things are changing, and the Linchpin Intranet Suite is no different: it now offers three functions that make the social intranet even more user-friendly and clear. These include new filter options in the people directory, scaled-down images for shorter loading times and a clearer timeline, and a further step towards greater accessibility. Find out what else you can look forward to in the blog article.

Linchpin at BSH Receives Inkometa Award for Best Intranet!

BSH Home Appliances won this year’s Inkometa Award in the Social Intranet / Collaboration category! Why this is of particular interest to us? Well, because their intranet was created using our Linchpin Intranet Suite! Together with our partner XALT, we replaced their aged, top-down intranet with Linchpin. Read all about the why and how (and who) here.

Soon In Your Linchpin Intranet: Timeslots for Events

A dark greyish picture featuring the text "Event Time Slots - Coming Soon To Your Linchpin Intranet Suite" and a screenshot showing an event card and the option to book individual 15-minutes long slots.

An intranet without event management? Unthinkable. Especially in a Confluence-based intranet. To help you organize (and participate in) events in your Linchpin intranet even better, we’re introducing a new feature in October: Timeslots for events! By the way, this feature was requested by some Linchpin users via Canny. This leads us to the question: Canny build it?! Yes, yes we can.

Microsoft Teams and Social Intranet – a Dream Team Thanks to Linchpin

Microsoft Teams and Social Intranets - a Dream Team Thanks to Linchpin - thumbnail

Be honest: How many different messengers or social media channels do you use every day for your communication? Even in companies, it is no longer uncommon to use several communication tools at once – after all, different teams have different requirements for such tools. But the more extensive the tool landscape, the more often there is chaos in communication and the more difficult it becomes to keep track of all company messages. Linchpin has addressed this problem by creating two shortcuts to Microsoft Teams that allow you to share Linchpin news in MS Teams and start chats in MS Teams from within Linchpin. We’ll show you how this works in this blog article.

The Importance of Social Relationships at Work

Social relationships at work are crucial. We spend most of our waking hours at our place of work. It makes sense then that we should focus on developing social relationships at our de facto primary residence. Given that such relationships are conducive to well-being, a company that facilitates these relationships has an advantage over one that does not. Learn how to improve your workplace.