2024 mega trends for the digital workplace - FINAL.pdf

Slides from Nancy Goebel's talk at ISG's 2024 Future Workplace Summit

1. DWG’s 2024
mega trends
for the digital workplace

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Nancy Goebel
Deputy CEO
Digital Workplace Group
@DWG | www.digitalworkplacegroup.com |2
DWG’s 2024 mega trends for the digital workplace
Content is still king, but data
quality is the new queen.
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DWG’s 2024 mega trends for the digital workplace
The next big thing for DEX
will be shaping relational
experiences.
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Nancy Goebel
Deputy CEO
Digital Workplace Group
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DWG’s 2024 mega trends for the digital workplace
Digital workplace impact will be
assessed using AI-powered
strategic insights.
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Deputy CEO
Digital Workplace Group
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DWG’s 2024 mega trends for the digital workplace
The citizen developers’
movement is poised for a burst
in innovation.
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Deputy CEO
Digital Workplace Group
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DWG’s 2024 mega trends for the digital workplace
AI proliferation abounds and
digital workplace teams
need to help employees find
their way.
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Deputy CEO
Digital Workplace Group
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DWG’s 2024 mega trends for the digital workplace
Digital leadership will level up
with the help of AI-powered
digital assistants.
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Deputy CEO
Digital Workplace Group
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DWG’s 2024 mega trends for the digital workplace
Search is dead; long live
findability.
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Deputy CEO
Digital Workplace Group
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DWG’s 2024 mega trends for the digital workplace
Microsoft 365 will focus on
gaming productivity tools and
accessibility while expanding
its AI and cloud features.
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Nancy Goebel
Deputy CEO
Digital Workplace Group
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DWG’s 2024 mega trends for the digital workplace
Digital workplace leaders
start the year as chaos
coordinators and finish as
outriders.
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Nancy Goebel
Deputy CEO
Digital Workplace Group
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DWG’s 2024 mega trends for the digital workplace
Digital workplace teams need
to balance cost cutting with
maintaining DEX impact.
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Nancy Goebel
Deputy CEO
Digital Workplace Group
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DWG’s 2024 mega trends for the digital workplace
Digital workplaces head
‘back to the future’.
The big idea.

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Recap: DWG’s 2024 mega trends for the digital workplace
Digital workplace teams need to balance cost cutting with maintaining DEX impact.
Content is still king, but data is the new queen.
The next big thing for DEX will be shaping relational experiences.
Digital workplace impact will be assessed using AI-powered strategic insights.
The citizen developers’ movement is poised for a burst in innovation.
AI proliferation abounds and digital workplace teams need to help employees find their way.
Digital leadership will level up with the help of AI-powered digital assistants.
Search is dead; long live findability.
Microsoft 365 will focus on gaming productivity tools and accessibility while expanding its AI and cloud features.
Digital workplace leaders start the year as chaos coordinators and finish as outriders.
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The big idea: Digital workplaces head ‘back to the future’!

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Deputy CEO
Digital Workplace Group
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