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• Report Forrester Infographic: Enable The Next-Generation Workforce With The Right Technologies

  Forrester's Visual Guide To Generational Technology Preferences

  February 26, 2021 | Andrew Hewitt

  Businesses preparing for the future of work must understand the changing technology preferences among four workforce generations. Each generation comes with its unique needs to ensure an optimal...

• Report The Forrester Guide To Equipping The Next-Gen Workforce

  Don't Let Age Define Your Workforce Enablement Strategy

  February 26, 2021 | Andrew Hewitt

  In this demographic overview, we analyze the four generations in the workplace: Generation Z, Millennials, Generation X, and Baby Boomers. As Gen Z and Millennials increasingly represent a larger...

• Report COVID-19 Accelerated Your Digital Momentum — Don't Slow Down Now

  How To Harness Digital Momentum During And After The Pandemic

  February 25, 2021 | Michael Barnes

  The global pandemic forced many firms to shift almost overnight to only engaging customers virtually. Digital teams were thrust to the forefront of organizations' responses. The impact on digital...

• Report The EX Transformation Workhorse: Employee Journey Mapping

  Roadmap: The Employee Experience Playbook

  February 22, 2021 | David Johnson, Joana de Quintanilha

  Your understanding of the employee experience (EX) at your firm will remain hazy as long as you rely on annual snapshots of employee engagement. Why? Because surveys can't go deep enough to...

• Report Firms With Advanced Marketing Teams Grow Faster And Focus On People

  Landscape: The Experience-Led Marketing Playbook

  February 22, 2021 | Mary Pilecki

  Using data from the Forrester Analytics Business Technographics® Marketing Survey, 2020, which assessed the marketing innovation maturity of firms around the world, this report offers CMOs insights...

• Report Geopolitical Disruption Demands Local Trust

  CMOs At Global Brands Must Pivot To Truly Multilocal Operations

  February 11, 2021 | Thomas Husson

  Even before COVID-19, significant economic, political, and tech trends were fragmenting the global order. The pandemic's economic and social crises and associated geopolitical shifts will drive...

• Report Focus On Process, Technology, And Collaboration To Enhance Employee Enablement

  Intermediate Level: The CX Transformation Playbook

  February 5, 2021 | TJ Keitt

  Most companies have started down the path of creating employee experiences that enable good customer experience (CX) delivery. Few, though, have moved beyond small troubleshooting efforts to more...

• Report Five Steps To Enable Customer Experience Delivery

  Beginner Level: Enablement Practices For CX Transformation

  February 5, 2021 | TJ Keitt, Angelina Gennis, Samuel Stern

  Companies depend on their employees to deliver high-quality customer experience (CX). And employees depend on companies to provide tools and design processes that enable them to effectively serve...

• Report Top Lessons For EX From The CX Playbook

  CX Programs Have Been There, Done That, And Their Lessons Can Speed EX Maturity

  January 29, 2021 | Amit Bhatia, David Johnson

  While the fields of employee experience (EX) and customer experience (CX) have many differences, they're fundamentally similar: Both relate to improving human experiences to produce better people...

• Report Evolve Your Experience Research Practice

  Advanced Level: Research Practices For CX Transformation

  January 21, 2021 | Kelly Price

  This report about experience research — one of the six competencies of customer experience (CX) — is for experience research leaders who have scaled up their practice, so their companies: 1) follow...

• Report Scale Your Experience Research Practice

  Intermediate Level: Research Practices For CX Transformation

  January 21, 2021 | Kelly Price

  This report about experience research — one of the six competencies of customer experience (CX) — is for experience research leaders who have established a solid practice, so their companies...

• Report Operationalize Your Return-To-Work Strategy: Mitigate Privacy Risk

  A Return-To-Work Series Report

  December 16, 2020 | Enza Iannopollo

  As local government organizations begin to lift shelter-in-place orders, businesses are finalizing plans to reopen workspaces. But many business leaders remain unsure if the safeguards they...

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  Webinar The New, Unstable Normal Roundtable: How COVID-19 Will Change Business And Technology Forever

  Europe-Friendly Start Time

  October 28, 2020 | Laura Koetzle, Martin Gill, Martha Bennett

  The lasting impact of COVID-19 and the high likelihood of future pandemics will usher in five macro shifts that will fundamentally change business and technology: 1) Customer expectations will...

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  Webinar How The Insights Center Of Excellence Powers The Adaptive Enterprise

  October 21, 2020 | Cinny Little

  Customer insights (CI) pros continue to struggle with driving more actions from data and insights. An insights center of excellence (COE), also called a hub-and-spoke model, is the leading...

• Report The Path To Customer Obsession Is Paved With Enterprise Collaboration

  Vision: The Enterprise Collaboration Playbook

  October 20, 2020 | Art Schoeller

  To create and deliver profitable customer experiences (CX), businesses rely on ecosystems that bring together networks of employees, partners, and customers. Keeping these disparate groups engaged...

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  Webinar The Future Of Jobs In Europe

  September 21, 2020 | Dan Bieler

  2020 is a pivotal moment for Europe, with greater economic uncertainty, rapid technology change, and a pandemic disrupting existing working environments. The European job market will become even...

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  Webinar The New, Unstable Normal Roundtable: How COVID-19 Will Change Business And Technology Forever

  August 18, 2020 | Anjali Lai, Sucharita Kodali, Melissa Parrish

  The lasting impact of COVID-19 and the high likelihood of future pandemics will usher in five macro shifts that will fundamentally change business and technology: 1) Customer expectations will...

• Report The Democratization Of B2B Sales

  Talent Wins Games, But Teamwork And Intelligence Win Championships

  August 3, 2020 | Mary Shea, PhD

  As pre-COVID and COVID-accelerated trends come together, industries, business models, and sales strategies will be disrupted. B2B sales leaders who seize the moment will abandon traditional seller...

• Report It's Time For CMOs To Pay More Attention To Employees

  The CMO And CHRO Relationship Grows In Importance As Crises Continue To Emerge

  July 27, 2020 | Thomas Husson

  Brands hold as much meaning for employees as for customers, especially in a crisis. CMOs play a key role in shaping and communicating the company culture, which helps acquire, inspire, and retain...

• Report The Future Of The European Job Market

  The Future Of Work Will Drive A More Dynamic European Job Market By 2030

  July 22, 2020 | Dan Bieler

  2020 is a pivotal moment for Europe, with greater economic uncertainty, rapid technology change, and a pandemic disrupting existing working environments. The European job market will become even...

• Report The ROI Of Design Thinking: Part 2, How To Calculate

  Find Your Organization's ROI Using Forrester's Total Economic Impact Methodology

  July 15, 2020 | Benjamin Brown, Sam Karpinski

  In part 1 of this two-part series on the ROI of design thinking, Forrester found that three-quarters of projects can return double their investment (or more) in design thinking — with a median...

• Report Five Lessons Learned From The Forrester Wave™: Intranet Platforms, Q2 2020

  Start With The Build Versus Buy Decision — Then Stay Focused On The Employee Experience

  July 15, 2020 | Cheryl McKinnon

  Application development and delivery (AD&D) professionals in 2020 are actively supporting their peers in communications, employee experience, and line-of-business roles to modernize and optimize...

• Report The New, Unstable Normal: How COVID-19 Will Change Business And Technology Forever

  July 14, 2020 | Stephanie Balaouras, Laura Koetzle, Martin Gill

  The pandemic has already forced firms and policymakers to do things that were previously considered impossible. This is just the beginning. Given its gravity, the effects of COVID-19 — along with...

• Report So You've Journey Mapped. Now What?

  Three Ways To Use A Completed Journey Map As A Transformation Tool

  July 6, 2020 | Joana de Quintanilha, Sam Karpinski

  Journey maps can be incredibly effective tools for driving a customer experience (CX) transformation, yet many CX professionals struggle with using them to create change. This report outlines some...

• Report The State Of Remote Work, 2020

  Flexible Work Is Now A Business Necessity

  July 6, 2020 | Andrew Hewitt

  The COVID-19 crisis is forcing many companies to reconsider their long-term strategies for flexible working. Remote working is now essential for business continuity and employee retention. Doing it...