This article is part of a series for year-round content ideas for keeping your intranet fresh and interesting. This article is the first in the series. It was originally published in January 2024 but was updated for 2025.
January marks a natural restart—an ideal season to reconnect staff with organizational purpose, lay out fresh priorities, and foster a sense of community. This is the time to introduce new team members, recognize internal promotions, and strategically spotlight both emerging goals and enduring organizational values.
Your intranet is more than a communication tool—it’s a catalyst for sharing knowledge, strengthening team bonds, and sparking collaboration. Use this channel to build a culture of openness and creativity that supports both mission and connection.
Don’t underestimate the power of fun: informal holidays linked to knowledge sharing, wellness, and team building can help invigorate workplace culture.
FIREOAK’S TOP IDEAS FOR JANUARY 2025 INTRANET CONTENT
- Mental Wellness Month
- World Introvert Day (January 2)
- Clean Off Your Desk Day (January 13)
- Data Privacy Day (January 28)
- The Year Ahead (strategy focus)
- New Organizational Goals
Mental Wellness Month
Begin the year with a visible commitment to mental wellness. While January is a launching point, make wellness a year-round journey. Highlight resources, facilitate conversations, and use your intranet as a hub for participation in health-promoting initiatives. Feature rotating monthly themes or activities, such as a focus on outdoor activity during winter or mindfulness workshops. Empower your HR team to curate a relevant mental wellness resource space.
World Introvert Day (January 2)
Recognize the valuable contributions of introverts. Share research, stories, and tips for supporting diverse work styles. Feature brief spotlights on team members who identify as introverts, or share insights from leadership on fostering inclusive collaboration. Use this theme to reinforce that knowledge sharing and innovation benefit from a variety of perspectives.
Clean Off Your Desk Day (January 13)
Encourage all staff to participate in Clean Off Your Desk Day. Go beyond tidying for aesthetics: link clear workspaces to knowledge management, information security, and operational effectiveness. Host a friendly “Clean Desk Challenge,” share decluttering strategies, and post online galleries to drive participation. Extend the idea by inviting staff to organize their digital files—tying physical clarity to digital knowledge hygiene.
Data Privacy Day (January 28)
Use Data Privacy Day as a platform to reinforce your organization’s commitment to safeguarding information. Deliver actionable guidance on data security, privacy rights, and best practices for both personal and organizational information handling. Elevate awareness of your policies and available tools. This event should reinforce your priority on operational clarity and information stewardship.
The Year Ahead
Publish a strategic New Year’s message from senior leadership that articulates your organizational mission, vision, and priorities for 2025. Ground the narrative in FireOak’s core pillars: mission-aligned tech strategy, knowledge management, operational clarity, AI readiness, and fractional CIO leadership. Connect the roadmap to staff roles, fostering alignment and a sense of shared purpose.
New Year, New Organizational Goals
Take advantage of annual goal-setting momentum. Clearly communicate new strategic objectives and tie them to daily work. Consider a week-long “Strategic Goals Week” with posts from organizational leaders and actionable guides for managers and teams. Help every employee link their job to the organization's larger vision, emphasizing how individual actions drive success.
Other January Intranet Ideas
- January 10: National Houseplant Appreciation Day
- January 20: Civil Rights Day / Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- January 29: Chinese New Year
- January 27: International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Explore these for additional community-building opportunities.
Looking for further ways to modernize, streamline, or reimagine your intranet? Explore additional insights in our intranet blog post series, and look for next month’s content recommendations.
