Case Study: Seattle Aquarium improves employee communication and collaboration with Slalom’s Aquanet intranet

Building a better way to Communicate online

The Seattle Aquarium, a major non-profit education center and the ninth-largest aquarium in the US, was struggling with ineffective internal communication. Employees lacked a central hub for announcements and policies, and over 100GB of files were disorganized across various locations. Without a dedicated budget or expertise, they engaged Slalom to build a solution using Microsoft SharePoint technology.

Working pro bono, Slalom’s team designed and developed a customized intranet site named Aquanet to serve as the central source for all employee news and information. The solution provided a simple, clean design that streamlined communications and document access. As a result, employees can now devote more time to the aquarium’s mission instead of searching for information, with one director stating the organization now cannot function without it.

The Seattle Aquarium Society

Ryan Dean

Director of Finance and Administration