10 takeaways from the State of the Digital Workplace 2019 report
One of our missions at DWG is to shine a light on emerging digital workplace trends and practices in order to help teams advance the digital workplace in their own organizations. Having objective data is critical for this and is why we’ve teamed up again with our partners at Simpler Media Group / CMSWire to…
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Why improving the digital literacy of citizens is crucial for both the digital nation and the future of work
I thoroughly enjoy the conversations that DWG’s Digital Nations Group (DNG) gives us the space to pursue; they carve out a little time to pause for a moment and think big about what developments in digital mean for our wider world, and how that may, in turn, impact the workplaces that we’re all so involved…
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Marc Bramoullé, Ubisoft: Digital Workplace Leader of the Year
In this episode, Paul Miller talks to Marc Bramoullé, Director of Knowledge Management Services at Ubisoft, who won the Digital Workplace Leader of the Year Award 2019. Tune in to hear from Marc as he talks about knowledge management, machine learning and user-centred design at Ubisoft; tells us about his leadership approach and philosophy; and…
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Seven ways organizations can prepare for Digital Workplace 2030
Back in April 2018, we set the scene for an exploration of the future digital world of work, and introduced the four dimensions by which we describe what the 2030 digital workplace might look like as set out in our research report: Digital Workplace 2030: Preparing now for the digital worlds of work to come….
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Four more learnings about digital workplaces from the Digital Workplace Impact podcast
It’s hard to believe that we’re nearly up to 40 episodes of the Digital Workplace Impact podcast. Since the very first episode DWG’s CEO and Founder, Paul Miller, has spoken to a huge variety of people involved in the digital workplace and the future of work. From practitioners to thought leaders to disruptors through to…
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How digital workplace mediums convey powerful messages to employees
Synopsis: Marshall McLuhan famously coined the term “the medium is the message”. This piercing observation has helped us to understand human society past and present, and provides a critical lens for assessing the digital workplace. Unfortunately, the messages of many digital workplaces, intended or not, are that employee time and experience aren’t valuable. Understanding the…
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Why “Working Out Loud” is good news for employees, organizations and the digital workplace
Over the past three years or so, “Working Out Loud” (WOL) as a term and a concept has gained popularity to an extent that perhaps nobody could have anticipated. It’s a topic that DWG and its members have kept an eye on and something we’ve featured in both our knowledge exchanges and podcast. While…
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Eight digital workplace and intranet insights from the DWG annual survey
The digital workplace is a fast-moving area in which new technologies and tools are continually being introduced and teams are experimenting, innovating and learning. Even the humble intranet has gone through a transformation in recent years, emerging as a user-centred entry point to a wider digital ecosystem rather than just an internal communications channel. With…
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What Microsoft is thinking about now – and in the future – and what it tells us
Shared with permission from the Microsoft Envisioning team Building 33 on the beautiful, peaceful campus of Microsoft’s HQ just outside of Seattle houses a fascinating center of the future of work (and life) and it keeps being freshly reimagined. Under the guidance of Harald Becker, Director of Industry Engagement and Research we toured Microsoft’s Envisioning…
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The Robot Assistant we always wanted is almost here!
Our latest briefing paper, The Intelligent Digital Workplace Assistant: An introduction for digital workplace teams, is now available to download. Who hasn’t dreamed of having a Rosie the Maid, R2D2 or KITT, the robot car, to help us manage our day? The latest research paper from Digital Workplace Group (DWG) explores a handful of innovative…
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What if your digital workplace was as intelligent as Google?
Our blog this week comes from Workgrid, an Innovation Spotlight sponsor of Digital Workplace 24 – a unique digital workplace online event. As organizations are racing to meet the demanding needs of digitization and consumerization across the digital workplace, we need to be mindful about how data and information is now being delivered to employees….
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Keys to curing your employees’ digital workplace woes
Our blog this week comes from Nexthink’s Digital Employee Experience Evangelist, Tim Flower. Nexthink is an Innovation Spotlight sponsor in our forthcoming Digital Workplace 24 – a unique digital workplace online event, broadcasting from around the world over 24 hours. Unless end users (EUs) are directly prevented from using applications, they are unlikely to report…
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