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Human resources doesnât always have a say when it comes to technology initiatives, unless the initiative specifically impacts an HR system. But the digital workplace is all about how people communicate and collaborate, and knowledge and information access is at the core. People create value, and the tools are the enablers. HR can â and should â take a more proactive role when it comes to fully leveraging technical capabilities. Knowledge is the currency of business, and even front-line workers are increasingly knowledge workers. New and emerging tools in the artificial intelligence space, the so-called cognitive applications, are built to reduce the cognitive load on humans and to make it easier to work with technology and information.
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Microsoft s launch of Microsoft Viva on Feb. 4 marks a new chapter in the company s employee applications strategy, one which builds on its increasingly dominant position in employee productivity and collaboration with Teams to embrace the burgeoning field of employee experience.
Viva combines tools to support employee engagement and well-being, learning and knowledge management, as well as experience analytics, all delivered through Microsoft Teams. In many cases the capabilities on offer have been available in disparate applications, however the reorganization into a single platform casts them in a new light geared at business users beyond the IT department. The platform also sees some of Microsoft s previous acquisitions playing a more central role.
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Innovation doesnât just happen. As Rita McGrath argues in Seeing Around Corners, innovation requires a corporate commitment at all levels to create a portfolio of wins, as well as cadres of highly skilled practitioners.
Given this, how do we develop adaptive corporations that successfully manage for today as well as for the future? How can organizations set in place the people, processes and technology needed to succeed today, and at the very same time build for future business requirements? This is a great question for CIOs who are living with change day in and day out.