Intranets are now established as a central part of organizational life and work. However we at IBF believe that the intranet, no matter its scope, power and functionality, is only one core ingredient in a larger and more comprehensive, evolving world of work and technology that we call the Digital Workplace. What’s the difference?
The Digital Workplace (DW) includes the intranet but also other workplace technologies: those in operation and new ones yet to arrive. All virtual meeting tools are part of the DW. New enterprise applications such as Yammer and Instant Messaging are part of the DW. If you have a Twitter feed coming into the organization then that is part of the DW. Self serve HR systems are also part of the DW.
Organizations have built physical workplaces; we know them and understand them. We now need to design and shape the Digital Workplaces where increasingly staff and contractors work. These are effectively work/technology environments that operate irrespective of location and (in the future) device. If you are working from a cafe on a smartphone, accessing IM, sales data or online expenses forms, you are in the DW. Sometimes you will be in the intranet, sometimes not. But always you are in the Digital Workplace.
Learn More…
To learn more about the Digital Workplace,
- Download a free copy of IBF’s free research entitled, The Digital Workplace Maturity Model
- Follow Paul Miller’s blog as he chronicles his latest discoveries as he writes the Digital Workplace, the book
- Specifically, see Paul’s ten predictions for the Digital Workplace in 2012.
- Subscribe to the Digital Workplace Daily
To learn more about IBF, creators of the Digital Workplace Maturity Model, visit the following sections of our website:
