Headshift put a social network in place for a large investment firm and its portfolio companies to increase the value of their investment by enabling them to network, share knowledge and discover commercial opportunities in a safe environment.
Using Ruby on Rails we were able to provide an infrastructure that encourages collaboration, sharing of best practice and the development of partnerships and networks among portfolio companies. By placing individuals and their activities at the centre of the platform design we created a bespoke knowledge based social network platform that supports their internal ideas exchange market and commercial opportunities - all the while ensuring compatibility with existing infrastructure.
By enabling users to share bookmarks, start and join interest groups or event groups, create discussions, add resources, follow other people and subscribe to company-related news feeds, the platform improves the informal communication channels between companies.
The effective flows of formal and informal knowledge and information empowers the investment firm employees to interact at multiple levels with the senior managers of its investments. By improving cross-border communication, and supporting the 'one firm' business culture of the investment firm, we were pleased to have created shared ways of working which has increased the firm's growth potential.
Using Ruby on Rails we were able to provide an infrastructure that encourages collaboration, sharing of best practice and the development of partnerships and networks among portfolio companies. By placing individuals and their activities at the centre of the platform design we created a bespoke knowledge based social network platform that supports their internal ideas exchange market and commercial opportunities - all the while ensuring compatibility with existing infrastructure.
By enabling users to share bookmarks, start and join interest groups or event groups, create discussions, add resources, follow other people and subscribe to company-related news feeds, the platform improves the informal communication channels between companies.
The effective flows of formal and informal knowledge and information empowers the investment firm employees to interact at multiple levels with the senior managers of its investments. By improving cross-border communication, and supporting the 'one firm' business culture of the investment firm, we were pleased to have created shared ways of working which has increased the firm's growth potential.
