<p>On 14 May 2024, Meta announced the closure of Workplace, the work comms platform that it had launched in 2016. In Episode 18, we talk about history as it unfolds, as we are joined by Simon White, a former employee of Meta’s predecessor Facebook. Now the HR leader for the intranet and communication application Blink, Simon shares with us his wealth of experience of digital communication and how this sector is evolving.</p>

On 14 May 2024, Meta announced the closure of Workplace, the work comms platform that it had launched in 2016. In Episode 18, we talk about history as it unfolds, as we are joined by Simon White, a former employee of Meta’s predecessor Facebook. Now the HR leader for the intranet and communication application Blink, Simon shares with us his wealth of experience of digital communication and how this sector is evolving.

Episode 18: Simon White (HR Lead for Blink)

This podcast series explores the history of a profession that’s often assumed to be a recent innovation but which actually has its roots in the late nineteenth century. It is linked to a project funded by the Economic and Social Research Council called An Institutional History of Internal Communication in the United Kingdom. The episodes will features interviews with internal communication professionals, academics, and archivists.

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Episode 18: Simon White (HR Lead for Blink)

Episode 18: Simon White (HR Lead for Blink)