Intranet strategy and intranet design: the pillars of a winning modern intranet
Modern intranets make employees’ working days more convenient and manageable by connecting them to information, tasks and people. They are personalized and available anywhere they’re needed, offering an amazing user experience. But what does it take to make a winning modern intranet? In this article, we’ll explore what it takes with learnings and intranet screenshots…
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Celebrating the best digital workplaces – 5-year trends from DWG’s awards
In this spirit of sharing and celebration, we have taken a journey back through the winners from the first five years of the Digital Workplace of the Year awards to enrich DWG members and the wider industry with their examples.
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From fast-tracking findability to the intranet and Microsoft Viva – DWG’s 2022 Research Programme is here!
The votes are counted and the research briefs are already being written – it’s that time of year when we decide and announce the topics that DWG will cover in its latest annual Research Programme. You can see all the details in the new fact sheet for the programme. DWG’s Deputy CEO, Nancy Goebel, says:…
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DWG’s expert blog: Ten great digital workplace articles from 2021
2021 has been another challenging year for everybody due to the pandemic; it’s also been another year when the digital workplace has proved utterly essential to supporting hybrid and remote working. Previously, Microsoft Teams, Zoom and ServiceNow might have felt like niche topics, but these days we see advertisements on mainstream television for them, and…
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In 2021, modern intranets have never mattered more
Modern intranets matter! We’ve seen this beyond a shadow of a doubt over the last year or so. As organizations shifted to digital working, the best intranets played a critical role at the heart of the digital workplaces that kept so many workers connected and productive. At DWG we want to celebrate the modern intranet…
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Seven digital workplace takeaways from the 2021 DWG member survey
Digital workplaces and the ways in which employees work are always in a state of flux – but the past year has shown just how dramatic such change can be, with intranets, digital workplaces and the teams behind them having to adapt rapidly to new needs and circumstances. Here at DWG, we keep a keen…
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DWG member story: Prudential Financial, Inc.
Prudential Financial, Inc. is an American Fortune Global 500 and Fortune 500 company, whose subsidiaries provide insurance, investment management, and other financial products and services to both retail and institutional customers throughout the United States and in more than 40 other countries. The organization counts around 50,000 employees, located across the United States, Asia, Latin…
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Technology-driven behavioural change: Seven key takeaways from the August Technology Exchange
Can you change behaviour with technology? At the DWG Technology and Research Institute we are working to evolve and improve our offerings that will help organizations on their technology evaluation journeys. In our latest Technology Exchange, we borrowed the successful “VOP3: Voice of the Practitioner” format from our DWG Institute Technology Labs, where we hear…
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Hilti’s global intranet: a deep dive into the Beezy intranet platform
The intranet “in-a-box” market is now very mature, offering considerable choice for intranet teams, particularly those seeking intranets based on SharePoint Online and Microsoft 365. At a recent Technology Lab organized by the DWG Technology and Research Institute we were given an overview of Beezy, one of the more mature and well established offerings on…
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The eight phases of content migration
Have you been tasked with dealing with the content on an intranet that is tired, full of outdated pages and documents, and no longer fit for purpose? Has a new platform been procured, which is clean, fresh and full of the potential to provide a great experience for your colleagues, and where they can find…
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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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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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