Jostle Corporation, a Vancouver-based startup pioneering a new approach to enterprise software, is helping the City of Vernon, BC, Canada boost employee engagement and collaboration with its unique organizational platform.
Nestled in the hills of the north Okanagan, The City of Vernon employs 300 people, from office staff to city maintenance personnel to part-time seasonal workers. As is the case in most municipalities, keeping everyone connected across the organization poses a significant challenge for such a diverse and dispersed group of employees. By clarifying who is doing what, revealing hidden expertise and showing where key team information resides, the Jostle software solves this problem. Every member of the City of Vernon organization can now easily connect with and help each other.
“Jostle brings together employees from diverse functional groups, now making it possible for everyone to understand what others do and eliminating barriers to collaboration,” commented Patricia Bridal, Manager, Corporate Services at the City of Vernon. “Plus, the Jostle software is graphically rich, accessible from any internet-connected device and easy to use. It’ll be a hit with our staff!”
The City of Vernon purchase adds to Jostle’s growing list of municipal customers. “Thanks to the Jostle platform, City Administrators finally have a way to clarify and connect their complex organizations, including employees not on traditional systems and external contributors to boards and commissions,” said Brad Palmer, Jostle CEO and Co-Founder. “I’ve been impressed by Vernon’s passion for engaging their employees and fostering outstanding teamwork.”
About Jostle Corporation – Jostle solves the problem of organizational complexity in today’s dynamic, connected world. Its easy-to-use SaaS organizational platform is the modern way for employees to navigate, search and understand their entire organization. It dynamically connects people and teams through an elegant, people-centric, low-maintenance framework, bridging activities, content and tools across organizational silos of all types.
About the City of Vernon – With a population of 36,000, Vernon is the commercial hub of the North Okanagan Regional District of British Columbia. Nestled in the grassland hills and surrounded by three lakes, Vernon boasts year-round recreation opportunities that make it an attractive location for residents and tourists alike.
Contacts:
Jostle Corporation
Brad Palmer, CEO
Tel: 778-968-1556
Email: brad@jostle.me
Twitter: @JostleMe
www.jostle.me
The City of Vernon
Patricia Bridal, Manager, Corporate Services
Tel: 250-550-3524
Email: pbridal@vernon.ca
www.vernon.ca
