Turning Noise into Knowledge

The meteoric rise of Slack over the past few years has re-energised the digital workplace field, and now with Microsoft Teams starting to become widely adopted in more traditional enterprises, new opportunities are opening up around this class of tools. Most...

Creating a culture of continuous learning

The rapid pace of change in recent years has meant continuous learning has become an imperative for all organisations. But as technologies that did not exist five years ago become commonplace, companies are struggling to keep up. Peter Senge introduced us to the...

Getting started as a digital guide

There is no role more central to organisational transformation than Change Agent or Digital Guide. There are roles that may be more strategic, but the change agent is woven into the fabric of transformation, they are the ones in the trenches, helping the organisation...

Give me your huddled data masses

For a large organisation to be agile, frontline employees – and not just executives – need to make higher-order decisions. This requires an open, self-serve data architecture, and a workforce with the right data skills to make the most of it. Our own data from our...

Digital Workplace Hubs Need Learning Communities

I have enjoyed meeting many intranet and ESN professionals recently at conferences and company workshops. Having worked hard to establish these platforms in their organisations, they now face the challenge of transitioning from running a unified system that was...

Don’t Forget ‘Soft Skills’ When Closing The Digital Gap

Most organisations currently have digital skills gaps that are holding back change. In interviews with digital and HR executives, both groups cite the lack of digital skills and values as the biggest barrier to transformation. Governments and corporates alike are...