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What is Information Scent, and How do I Design for It?

Information Foraging When developing search for a website or intranet, getting to know your end-users and their behavioral tendencies is critical in order to improve the relevancy of search results. Being able to predict how users interact with the site … Continue reading

Evaluating Knowledge Graphs for Search

The Challenge A national research organization wanted to determine the feasibility of building an organization-wide knowledge graph by building a knowledge graph proof of concept (POC), and evaluate the organization’s readiness to adopt knowledge graphs. The organization is one of … Continue reading

Common Mistakes Made When Selecting Knowledge Management Technology

Technology is fundamental for any organization seeking to increase its Knowledge Management (KM) maturity or ensure the success of its KM program. When technology is mindfully selected and implemented, it can provide exceptional KM benefits: technology can capture knowledge, store … Continue reading

Designing Search on a Knowledge Graph

The Challenge A national research organization identified a high priority need to make research results easier to find. The organization manages multiple research domains that each produce hundreds of research projects, publications, and webinars annually on current, emerging, and critical … Continue reading

Integrating Search and Knowledge Graphs Series Part 1: Displaying Relationships

I’ve spent many years helping clients implement enterprise search solutions and am constantly looking for new ways to improve a user’s search experience so that they can find relevant content as well as discover new content they may not have … Continue reading

How to Optimize Search Relevance: Boosting and Filtering

What if when searching your company’s intranet for the terms “service desk,” the first 10 results have nothing to do with a web page where you can submit an IT service ticket? Or what if you are searching for “reports,” … Continue reading

If I Only Had an (Enterprise Search) Brain: Behind the Wizardry of a Seamless Search Experience

We all know what a seamless search experience feels like. Thanks to Google and Amazon, we expect to immediately find that restaurant, book, or movie we’re looking for. For an end user, using an effective search portal is like watching … Continue reading

Three Things You can do Today to Get the Most out of Microsoft 365’s Project Cortex

Project Cortex is Microsoft’s new AI offering as part of its Microsoft 365 Suite. It will have several exciting features that organizations can leverage to make connections between content, data, and experts. Cortex will be able to surface knowledge that … Continue reading