Why digital literacy and skills are fundamental to a robust digital workplace
Digital literacy and digital skills are not merely a supporting act, but rather fundamental components of a robust digital workplace. They are essential for individual career advancement, organizational effectiveness, and organizational survival in the context of rapid and revolutionary change. DWG has published several resources related to digital literacy. In this article, we’ve rounded up…
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Digital workplace insights from Amazon, Domino’s, Unilever and Fidelity International revealed in the Digital Workplace Impact podcast
Digital workplaces are never done. There are constantly new challenges to overcome and opportunities to improve. And it’s a space that keeps on moving as both work and technology evolve – from the sudden rise of remote and hybrid work due to the pandemic, through to the new waves of innovation emerging via generative AI….
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6 ways in which Microsoft Viva is evolving to support employee experience
In the three years since Microsoft first launched its Viva employee experience platform, this has continued to evolve and expand. In that time, it has provoked huge interest from digital workplace teams, HR functions, comms professionals and IT departments, with a view to using Viva to drive engagement, support productivity, increase learning, and more. We…
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How the digital workplace can help attract and retain talent
With Q1 often a common time when people consider their career options, have you considered how your digital workplace can help to attract and retain talent? Here are 3 ways in which you can start to leverage your digital workplace, along with links for further reading or listening. 1. Offer candidates an insight into your…
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DWG’s 2024 predictions for the digital workplace
There are a few DWG seasons that I just love: when we announce our award winners, when we publish our annual research programme topics, when we roll out our events calendar and when we gather for our in-person member meetings (spring and fall). Another seasonal favourite is unveiling our industry predictions. Why? Well, that’s because…
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Could a behind-the-scenes preview of your digital workplace help attract talent?
By Mirsad Capric Consider this: many major life decisions are made after having a trial of what’s to come: The process of taking a new job, another significant life decision, can also provide some glimpses into what to expect, as you meet potential colleagues for interviews and visit the office for on-site conversations. Yet, collectively,…
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COOK: Great ingredients for creating community at work
If we thrive better together, and good relationships help with performance, then how can we successfully create and nurture strong communities at work? Our quality of life is dependent on the nature of our relationships – a fact often forgotten in busy work settings. At award-winning UK home-ready meals company, COOK, the team actively focuses…
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Why you can’t manage knowledge – and what to do instead
By Ilana Botha Workers are drowning in information. The sheer volume of content created in an average workplace is staggering. In 2021, 2.5 quintillion bytes of data were created every day. Workers struggle to identify the knowledge and information they need for their jobs – spending nearly four hours a day searching. The effort is…
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Time to fix hybrid work’s decades of ignored challenges
Hybrid work isn’t new. Most office workers have experienced it in various ways for many years. But many organizations have under-invested in solving the persistent challenges of hybrid work. Today we have rich opportunities to address both the new and old challenges of distributed work and, in so doing, build more resilient and productive companies….
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10 great digital workplace blog posts from 2022
2022 has been quite a year for DWG. We celebrated our 20th anniversary since kicking off our very first member meeting way back in 2002; we held another brilliant Digital Workplace of the Year Awards, highlighting some excellent work in the digital workplace and intranet space; and our consulting work with Esteé Lauder Companies was…
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DWG’s 2023 predictions for the digital workplace
by Nancy Goebel It’s hard to believe it’s that time of year again! It’s November and that means Digital Workplace Group is abuzz with planning for the year ahead – our 2023 research, our year-end member survey, our calendar of events… and it also means it’s time to announce our 2023 predictions for the digital…
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Why content management is the catalyst for a great digital workplace experience – 5 pointers to getting started
Research the definition of a digital workplace and you’ll find a topic shrouded in subjectivity, as outlined in the article ‘What is a digital workplace?’ by ThoughtFarmer. What you won’t find is any mention of content management – the connective tissue which forms a digital workplace – or the importance of the role it…
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