Who We Are and
What We Do
We’re ThoughtFarmer and we build social intranet software that helps people and organizations work effectively. We’re owned by OpenRoad, a privately held web application development company. While we work with clients around the world, our team is based in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Our History
The idea behind ThoughtFarmer took root while searching for the ultimate intranet solution for a consulting client in 2005. This intranet would unite a geographically dispersed workforce and be the de facto knowledge repository. It would make it easy for any employee to share information and cultivate knowledge and would exist on a secure, on-premise Microsoft network. Such a platform didn’t exist, so we set out to build it.
Who was our first customer?
In 2006, we had our first customer: Intrawest Placemaking, the real estate development arm of Intrawest, which operates ski resorts around the world including Whistler Blackcomb. Their success with our new platform led to an oft-cited case study, featured in Andrew McAfee’s book, Enterprise 2.0: New Collaborative Tools for your Organization’s Toughest Challenges. Since then, ThoughtFarmer has been adopted by numerous organizations around the world.