How Nationwide’s intranet went from caterpillar to butterfly

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“Our intranet really does stand up against anyone else’s and that’s been proven through our DWG Benchmark ranking and external endorsement – we attended a DWG Member Meeting and people wanted to know what we’d done so that they could do the same.”

- Jon Simons, Nationwide

Within the space of three years, Nationwide climbed from near the bottom of Digital Workplace Group’s benchmarking tables to almost top. In this episode, Paul Miller talks to Jon Simons, Digital Channels Senior Manager at Nationwide, about how the team achieved such a radical result.

Their journey was likened to the tale of The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Shimrit Janes, Director of Knowledge at DWG, who has documented the story in a series of blog posts and also joins the conversation.

Tune in to hear about Nationwide’s transformation and learn how DWG Benchmarking and Membership helped the organization go from caterpillar, through cocoon, to butterfly.

Show notes, links and resources for this episode:
Blog post series by Shimrit Janes:

1. From caterpillar to butterfly: How Nationwide made the case for intranet transformation
2. Inside the cocoon: How Nationwide ran a tightly focused intranet transformation project
3. And so, a butterfly: How Nationwide set themselves up for a sustainable intranet transformation