How the digital workplace facilitates innovation
The importance of innovation Innovation is a big-ticket item for organizations needing to deliver new services and products to customers, or those wanting to transform the way they operate by introducing new processes or doing things differently. Innovation tends to be something to which all organizations aspire; however, the commitment to innovation can vary dramatically…
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20 areas organizations need to consider to embed remote working in the long term
The mid- to long-term impact The coronavirus has had an immediate impact on the way we work, with a spectacular and almost overnight introduction of home working for millions of office-based workers. If organizations were planning such a roll-out of distributed working on this scale in normal times, it would be a year-plus project, with…
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Why the COVID-19 crisis is the turning point for remote working
This is a watershed moment The evolution of the digital workplace that successfully enables remote or distributed working has been going on for a long time. Up to now, progress has been steady and considerable, both in terms of the capability for us to work from home or in any location, but also in terms…
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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Have you been tasked with dealing with the content on an intranet that is tired, full of outdated pages and documents, and no longer fit for purpose?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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Dissecting Deloitte’s digital workplace thinking: a focus on culture and talent
Deloitte has fairly regularly waded into the digital workplace waters and offers a perspective that is mostly about organizational culture and management. Deloitte’s main public digital workplace diagram is perhaps more interesting than useful. Over the past few years, Deloitte has fairly regularly weighed into the public dialogue about the digital workplace but because Deloitte’s…
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Data and metrics in a world of ‘digital workplace opinion’
Too many people have uninformed opinions about their digital workplaces, when what organizations need is independent, impartial and data-driven measurement and benchmarking. Same old story, new empty ideas We’ve all been there. The Director of Human Resources returns from a “Digital Futures for HR 2020” conference in Berlin – and she is “really excited”. She…
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Decoding Avanade’s digital workplace approach and language
Avanade, the joint venture between Accenture and Microsoft, has done some solid thinking around digital workplace management. This article articulates the strengths behind their approach and highlights a few quirks that digital workplace leaders need to understand. Okay. I’m not gonna pull any punches here. I’m gonna be totally honest and tell you that Avanade’s…
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Analysis of Gartner’s “8 building blocks for the digital workplace”
Gartner’s “Eight Building Blocks for the Digital Workplace” offers a thoughtful analysis and includes many important strategic topics. This first major foray by Gartner into digital workplace strategy, however, somewhat resembles a list of trends and has a few important gaps. As pioneers of the digital workplace industry and best practices, our team at the…
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Everybody please stop saying “social collaboration”
The phrase “social collaboration” confuses more than it clarifies and, in fact, hides more specific purposes of using enterprise social software. Digital workplace professionals should avoid the term and focus on more targeted business benefits of using social tools. I’m not trying to be rude (it just comes naturally) I know this post might ruffle…
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New research shines a light on the future direction of the digital workplace
Jane McConnell’s latest annual report on digital workplace trends presents more interesting data and analysis of the digital workplace. This post reviews the new report and also covers some takeaways relating to the role of leaders, change agents and future direction. New research shines a light on the future direction of the digital workplace “The…
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The 7 levels of HR integration into the intranet
HR systems and content have always played a central role on intranets, but it’s time to move towards real, productive integration that realizes the true potential of digital workplaces. This article lists the seven common stages of HR integration with the intranet and provides a simple self-rating framework. Integration is the latest big trend among…
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6 digital workplace trends from recent Intranet Innovation Awards
The annual Intranet Innovation Awards show how intranets and digital workplaces are evolving. This post gives six observations on themes such as mobility, social tools and the value of integrating systems. It also includes information on how to enter the 2015 Awards. The Intranet Innovation Awards In my line of work, I’m lucky enough to…
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