Digital workplace

Preparing now for the digital worlds of work to come (full report)

When the topic of AI and the future of work arises, the picture painted is often a bleak one: What will we do for work? How will we survive? Will we ever recover? But Calum Chace and Angus Knowles-Cutler have a much more optimistic outlook on the future. And so, Paul Miller asks his guests:…

Over the past three years a major direction of travel for leading intranet homepages has been to present a focused “front door” into the wider digital workplace, allowing users to access the apps and tools they most frequently use from one convenient entry point. This not only saves time but also presents the digital workplace…

Smart cities are popping up all over the world – tackling various issues: cutting crime; reducing traffic congestion; relieving pollution levels. And while the initiatives may vary, every smart city has the same goal – to improve the lives of its citizens. The smart city at the centre of our podcast is Kansas City, winner…

Digital Workplace Group (DWG) is delighted to announce the topics for its upcoming member research programme for 2018. For more than 12 years, DWG’s expert research programme has been trusted by DWG members to deliver focused insights across both intranet and digital workplace good practice. In fact, in our latest survey, 83% of members said…

Some call it “the quantified workplace” or “social physics” but Humanyze prefers the term “people analytics” – measuring how work gets done and how effective it is. Your workplace is watching you but with the objective of creating a more engaging and satisfying place in which to work. Paul Miller speaks to Gregg Carman, Executive…

As a DWG benchmarker, when I see an entry that stands out for its broad, ambitious strategy, its strong business case and comprehensive governance, I know I’m on course to learn about a digital workplace that is built on really solid foundations. The judges evidently felt that way too! They scored the business case and…

  In this special episode of Digital Workplace Impact, instead of being the interviewer, Paul Miller, CEO of DWG, is the interviewee. In this role reversal, Paul talks us through his 10 digital workplace predictions for 2018, with the objective of helping digital workplace teams to anticipate industry trends along with their implications. In conversation…

Maybe it’s the time of year, or maybe it’s just where my attention is right now, but I have been reading and listening quite avidly to several illuminating and, at times, alarming books and podcasts (listed below). What am I learning? 1. We are underestimating the power of this digital renaissance We are underestimating considerably…

For several years now, I have started my annual digital workplace predictions by scoring myself on how I did the previous year. After all, why pay any attention to my forecasts if the past ones are not reasonably accurate? Story so far: 2014: 7/10 2015: 7/10 2016: 8/10 2017: 7/10 Reflection on 2017 So, I…

At DWG we’re very proud of our research programme. In more than a decade of data-gathering analysis and documenting leading practices, we’ve delivered over 70 detailed reports on intranets, digital workplaces and digital transformation. In fact, our members have told us this is one of the most valued aspects of membership.   However, not all…

When most organizations develop a digital workplace strategy, or design an intranet which seeks to be a “front door” to that wider digital workplace, they are almost always seeking to create a more integrated experience of disparate systems, data and content. This can add value for employees and organizations in many different ways – from…