DWG’s 2026 predictions for the digital workplace: What’s next?
As 2025 draws to a close, the digital workplace landscape is evolving faster than ever. At DWG’s November member meeting, Nancy Goebel, Digital Workplace Group’s CEO, unveiled her much-anticipated predictions for the year ahead. Insights from her annual future-gazing are designed to help organizations stay ahead of the curve and prepare for what’s next.
Looking back before we leap forward
Before diving into the future, we reflected on 2025. Out of 10 bold predictions made last year, 8.5 were realized or well underway, signalling a seismic shift from theory to practice across our member organizations. Generative AI moved beyond the hype cycle into scaled deployment, and themes like AI-driven personalization, intelligent collaboration, and storytelling as a leadership super-power became central to success.
For a deeper understanding of how Nancy Goebel’s 2025 predictions performed, read her Diary of a She-E-O entitled: Today’s ponderable: Have DWG’s 2025 digital workplace predictions come true?
So, what’s ahead for 2026?
2026 isn’t just a calendar year. It’s a space for a new mindset. It’s the invitation to weave technology into a human-centred fabric… to write the next chapter with empathy as much as with algorithms… to move from noise to clarity and from concept to co-creation. We’re all in the same future-bound cars. The road ahead is lit. The engines are humming. Let’s drive.
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