Episode 162 – The coherent capability arc: DWG’s 2026 research focus revealed
From Digital Workplace Impact by Digital Workplace Group
February 18, 2026 · 22 min
About this episode
In this episode, Nancy Goebel interviews Elizabeth Marsh about DWG's 2026 research focus and the coherent capability arc.
In this episode of Digital Workplace Impact, host Nancy Goebel talks with Elizabeth Marsh, DWG’s Director of Research, about the drivers behind DWG’s 2026 research programme and its core idea: the ‘coherent capability arc’. Elizabeth describes how the team scans for signals and patterns across the DWG community and wider industry via practitioner touchpoints and member insights throughout the year. These inputs then feed into a discussion with a specially convened Research Advisory Board, which interrogates and refines the proposed topics to shape a future-focused set of six reports. She also notes that acting on the best practice revealed in the reports will only succeed if organizations build strong foundations for their AI and other initiatives. Covering areas from the ‘liquid digital workplace’ and human–AI coworking to digital skills, knowledge management and real-world AI use cases, this year’s lineup charts a path from ambition to execution. DWG’s expert authors consistently deliver deep insights while also recognizing the need for ‘snackability’, providing tools, models and frameworks that teams can use straight…
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Host: Nancy Goebel
Guest: Elizabeth Marsh
Topics covered
- coherent capability arc
- digital workplace
- AI
- knowledge management
- digital skills
- human-AI coworking
Keywords
- research programme
- best practice
- future-focused reports
- digital workplace leader
- practitioner insights
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