Lean Intranets ?

Patrick Walsh on his manIA blog has referenced Toby Wards Intranetblog specifically the posting 'Intranet 2.0 sits on the back burner' and then goes onto write some really interesting stuff on the concept of 'lean' intranets.

If your not aware of what we mean by using the word 'lean' in this context its actually refering to the concept of 'lean manufacturing'; I wont go into detail here, but here is the wikipedia article and Patrick covers it nicely in his article.

So please go and read Patricks article 'Intranet 2.0;the need for lean intranets', because I feel the need to digest his thoughts thoroughly before responding here with some commentary.