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About Michael Hawley

Michael Hawley (mhawley@madpow.net) is VP of the Experience Design group at Mad*Pow. He holds his M.S. in Human Factors in Information Design from McCallum Graduate School of Business at Bentley College and continues to explore current trends in user experience design and usability research.

Articles by Michael Hawley
According to Etienne Wenger, one of the leading thinkers in the space, “Communities of practice are groups of people who share a concern or a passion for something they do and learn how to do it better as they interact regularly.” On many intranets, the employee directory or “people finder” is one of the most popular features. This popularity indicates the need that employees have to locate and communicate with others regarding particular topics or areas of practice. In fact, communication with others regarding a specific topic can be much more valuable than the actual content posted on an intranet.
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