Project aiming to improve MBB's internal communication continues
During the autumn and spring term, the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics participates in a project on the department management's communication channels and internal communication at the department. The aim is to gain a better understanding of how communication works today and how it can be developed in the future.
In its first phase, the project has analysed how the department management's communication channels work today. The next step is to provide suggestions for how the channels can be used in the best way going forward.
"It is important that we ensure that everyone is reached around important urgent issues, such as the coronavirus outbreak, and that everyone has the opportunity to participate in dialogue on common complex issues that drive our department forward", says Sten Linnarsson, MBB's head of department.
Insights has been collected from different groups within MBB:
- In-depth interviews and a workshop with the head of department, head of administration and five heads of division
- Structured group interview with principle investigators
- Structured group interview with employees
- Survey to employees at MBB
Final report and new proposals to be delivered during spring 2021
The interviews with MBB's management as well as the group interviews have been conducted before year end 2020. The report with an analysis of the current situation, a proposal for adapting MBB's communication channels and a plan for how the proposed changes can be implemented will be delivered to MBB's management team during spring 2021. The management team will then decide which changes to implement.
The project is locally owned by Head of Administration Carina Hammarström.
“Thank you to everybody who has been involved in the project so far! Your input is the single most important thing for us to take away from this project. My hopes are that we can start a conversation within our department about how we want to communicate with each other, and of course, what we as the department’s management group need to focus on”, says Carina Hammarström.
"It's very interesting to hear how communication within the department is perceived today, and also to get new ideas for how we can work with information and dialogue at MBB in the future”, says Tabea Kemna, MBB's Communications Officer who has been participating in the project at the department.
Part of larger project
The analysis is part of a project run by the Communications and Public Relations Office. In addition to MBB, the Department of Medicine, Huddinge, and KI's university management are also carrying out the analysis.
Project team
- Project Manager: Ann Kjellqvist
- Subproject university management: Therese Husén
- Subproject MedH: Emma Karlsson
- Subproject MBB: Ann Kjellqvist
- Team member: Ida Rutström