How can organizations make the most of the Office 365 suite?

In new research from DWG, experienced practitioner Luke Mepham (Service Owner for Collaboration and Messaging at Aviva) considers the opportunities and challenges for organizations of using the extended suite of products offered by Office 365. Here he reflects on his own experiences with Office 365 and gives us a flavour of the topics he covers…

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How do organizations restructure themselves to take advantage of the digital workplace?

Modern digital workplaces and the individual tools within them have the potential to transform organizations and the way they operate. Real-time dashboards of critical data should enable laser-sharp decisions. Communication and collaboration tools should accelerate the decision-making process. Social networks should cut through the layers of hierarchy to make things more efficient and drive a…

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Nurturing cultures of inclusivity and belonging with the digital workplace

Top of the list of Paul Miller’s digital workplace predictions for 2020 sits: “‘Accessibility’ rises in importance as part of a new ‘inclusive workplace’ focus”. This prediction – and aspiration – is aligned with how Paul sees 2020 kicking off what he’s termed the “Decade of Courage”. Here, he calls for all of us who have the capacity to do…

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Four takeaways from leading digital workplace teams revealed by the Digital Workplace Impact podcast

Insights to help your digital workplace journey Producing the Digital Workplace Impact podcast means we get to speak to some excellent teams who are at the cutting edge of digital workplace practice. It’s a real pleasure to connect with the early adopters, innovators and leaders in the space. The motto of Digital Workplace Group is…

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Bridging the physical and digital workplace divide

How in sync do your physical and digital workplaces feel? Is your physical environment – wherever that may be – optimized to support the digital tools you’re using? Does it feel like digital is being harnessed to better manage the physical? Is it smart? Does it feel natural for how you best work? Or does…

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This is what caught Paul Miller’s attention in 2019

As 2019 draws to a close, Paul looks back and reflects on the 14 Digital Workplace Impact episodes launched this year – and pauses for thought on what 2020 has in store. This year, our podcasts have charted successful digital workplace transformations and signposted positive collaborations with AI, we looked to the education sector for…

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Ten popular posts about the digital workplace from DWG’s expert blog in 2019

2019 has been another very busy year here at DWG! As well as working on our normal programme of member meetings, executive visits, research reports, online sessions, consulting projects and benchmarking assessments, we also managed to deliver another DW24, curated the Digital Workplace Experience (DWX) conference in Chicago and announced a new partnership with Avanade….

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The Office 365 Boxset – latest DWG research on making the most of the suite

Office 365 is Microsoft’s fastest growing commercial product ever. It is positioned to respond to key trends in the digital workplace: remote work from anywhere, bring your own device (BYOD), shrinking IT budgets, cloud collaboration, and the “do more with less” mentality. The 2019 DWG Member Survey shows that Office 365 is set to dominate…

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My 10 digital workplace predictions for 2020

I’ll start with a story that for me reveals how profound the changes currently encircling the world of work (both digital and physical) are. In September 2019, I gave an address at the Washington, DC headquarters of DWG member and client, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), to what I had expected would be a mainly…

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“My City, My Office”? The rise of mobile working in and beyond our cities

Where are you working from today? Are you in an office space dedicated to your employer and colleagues? A co-working space occupied by any number and diversity of organizations? A café? Library? Home? Anywhere and everywhere?   Time was the answer to that question was seemingly obvious: for so-called office-based “white-collar workers”, it would be, well,…

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Walmart – Inside (probably) the world’s biggest intranet

With 1.5 million employees, Walmart has one of the largest intranets in the world. In addition, it is clever enough to distinguish between whether an employee is logging in within their working hours or “off the clock”.  Tune in and learn about the impressive thinking behind the intranet, the content strategy, and keeping up with…

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User-centred design goes to summer camp

For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, fall – and everything pumpkin-spiced – has arrived, and this summer’s activities are quickly fading to distant memories. One summer memory I’m keeping fresh in my mind though is the day I met up with my old friend, user-centred design (UCD), in an unexpected place: summer camp.  …

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