2002: Having run a successful agency specialising in online knowledge sharing systems, we were blown away by the simplicity and potential of early blog and wiki platforms, and decided to form a new company to focus on enterprise social software.
2003: We released our founding paper, Readme.doc, at the start of the year that established some of our ideas in this new field, and we got to work building an innovative (later award-winning) national knowledge network for mental health professionals and service users.
2004: Working with the business support agency Business Link for London, we introduced blogs and social tools into their external engagement work for the first time. At the BlogTalk conference in Vienna, we presented our work for the first time, and met new friends and colleagues from across Europe working in similar fields.
2005: Our first legal sector client, Allen & Overy, began its successful pilot of internal blogs and wikis for informal knowledge sharing. We also brought the direct, low-cost approach of using social tools for consultation to a wider number of public sector organisations, and helped create the first version of Patient Opinion.
2006: Working with Castrol, we developed the ambitious and edgy Motoraddicts community, designed and run by car passionates to help Castrol gain a deep insight into their behaviours and needs.
2007: We showcased our thinking on the importance of collective intelligence inside companies with a popular talk in Geneva at the LIFT conference. We also helped create the first version of the wonderful Do the Green Thing.
2008: Working with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, we created our first true social intranet. We also helped launch a new online engagement platform for a major international newspaper group, and launched the new BBC Blogs platform.
2009: One and Other, one of our most challenging and high-profile public projects, was a great success. We began working with the Frontline Club to revamp their online presence, and we struck a deal with Dachis Group to become their first acquisition on the way to becoming the world’s largest social business consultancy.
2010: We successfully delivered our largest ever agile development project, and helped launch the innovative new delivery service Collect+. We also began doing more pure IT strategy and consulting work for corporate clients.
2011: In progress…
