Digital workplace resilience – key practices in a (post) pandemic world
Learning from the pandemic period to improve digital workplace resilience for future adverse events , whatever they may be, should be a key focus for digital workplace teams. Teams need to look at what was rapidly put in place, to decide what worked, what could or should be adjusted or adapted, and what can be learnt…
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6 reasons why entering the Digital Workplace of the Year Awards could benefit you and your organization
The 2021 Digital Workplace of the Year Awards celebrate the organizations and individual practitioners who have excelled at creating well-executed, high-performing digital workplaces and environments. For 2021 the categories are: Digital Workplace of the Year (awarded to an organization) Digital Workplace Leader of the Year (awarded to an individual) Modern Intranet of the Year (awarded to an…
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Paul Miller’s digital workplace predictions for 2021
2020 was a year like no other. It was an unpredictable year filled with tremendous change and acceleration of digital transformation within organizations with new ways of working, culture shifts and innovations emerging and strengthening as a result. As the world begins preparing for the return to work in physical offices in 2021, Paul Miller…
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DWG’s 2021 Research Programme supports organizations in exceptional times
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 Managing Director for Member Services,…
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Connecting the HSBC frontline in the days of COVID
While it is standard practice to have continuity plans in place, COVID-19 rendered many of those plans unworkable in the wake of the global lockdown. In this episode, we hear how HSBC was able to react to the implications of COVID on its global workforce and customer base. Listen to Episode 76: Connecting the HSBC…
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The luckiest CIO in the world!
In 2019, Uniper was the first organization in the world to move its energy related applications into the cloud. The digital workplace element of the project enabled the vast majority of the Uniper team to seamlessly work from home when lockdown began in early 2020. The project has been a huge success, with 80% of…
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The power of ‘data pictures’ in the post pandemic world of work
Deciphering what information to trust on the internet nowadays is no easy task. And the ways in which we communicate via technology have altered our ability to connect socially. Our guest in this episode is returning technology to its former, better use by embracing Collective Social Intelligence. Listen to Episode 74: The power of ‘data…
Blog Paul Miller’s podcast review of 2020
As 2020 draws to a close, Paul looks back and reflects on some of the Digital Workplace Impact episodes launched this year. 2020 has seen the digital workplace emerge as the essential workplace, and our podcasts have captured the impact of COVID on how and where we work. We’ve also tackled other important topics, including…
Blog A new story of work for a living age, with Charles Eisenstein
In this episode, we revisit hour six of DWG24 and an interview with the author, Charles Eisenstein. Charles talks ecology with DWG’s Paul Miller and Shimrit Janes, and together they imagine a more natural setting for corporates and humans alike, encourage us to affect change from within, and question whether we really want to go…
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Paul Miller’s digital workplace predictions for 2021
When the global pandemic took hold in the early months of 2020, an unintended but significant consequence was that we would suddenly embark on the largest shift in where work happens since the Industrial Revolution. In that instance, the transformation from agricultural/rural work to factory/urban work happened over decades, while in 2020 almost half of…
Blog The vitamins for digital wellbeing
Digital wellbeing has become a hot topic for 2020. With so many of us now working from home, juggling time and technology, and always being “on”, escaping from work can be very difficult. Follow the conversation as our guests discuss the highs and the lows of remote working, share insights from their respective research projects,…
Blog Take care, stay calm and carry on in the digital world of work
This year has seen a level of emotion in work like no other, and it has opened our eyes to the importance of emotional connection within the workplace. Paul’s guest, Dr Lauren L Vargas, developed the framework “Take ‘CARE’ to be ‘CALM’”. Together, they delve into this framework and explain how it applies to work,…
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