Emerging Trends in Digital HR:

General Trends

RBL Institute Think Tank

June 2019

Dave Ulrich dou@umich.edu

Joe Grochowski jgrochowski@rbl.net
Ginger Bitter gbitter@rbl.net

www.rbl.net
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Emerging Trends in Digital HR

General societal/context technology trends

Implications of digital trends: individual and organization

HR digital trends by Josh Bersin

Intersection of information and digital HR agenda

Organization Guidance System

HR impact on digital business agenda

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HR is not about HR

What is the most important “thing” that HR can give an employee?

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HR is not about HR

What is the most important “thing” that HR can give an employee?

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• An organization that
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Changes in the world we live in…
Category
Priority Trends and Examples Implications
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• Changing lifestyle (family, urbanization, religion, well being)
Social • Working with diversity •
 Increasing digitalization •
Technical  Using technology for efficiency, innovation, information, •
connection
 Competing in global markets with new competitors •
Economic  Managing across the economic cycle
 Facing political unrest
Political  Adapting to regulatory shifts
 Increasing sense of social responsibility
Environmental  Building a community reputation
 Adapting to the changing workforce (age, education, global,
Demographic expectations)
 Managing millennials
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Digital Lingo … how do you do?

3-D printing Connectivity Mass customization

Analytics Convergence Quantum computing
Artificial intelligence Digitization Renewable energy
(AI) Drones Robots/chatbots
Automation Experience economy Sensors
Big data Gamification Social media
Biotech Internet of things Social networks
Blockchain Machine learning Sustainability
Cloud computing Machine vision Virtual reality
Cognition