A digital workplace is a business strategy to boost employee agility and engagement through a more consumerized work environment. While each one is different, successful digital workplaces share characteristics that maximize the creative potential of the workforce and allow new ways of working that deliver better business outcomes.

“In a successful digital workplace, engaged employees are more willing to change roles and responsibilities and embrace new technology,” said Matt Cain, vice president and distinguished analyst at Gartner.

Ahead of the Gartner Digital Workplace Summit 2016, Gartner has identified seven crucial ingredients to creating an effective digital workplace.