The digital workplace first emerged in the late 2000s, when pioneering thought leaders introduced the idea that it’s not where you work, but how you work. This phrase has taken on new shapes and meanings as analyst firms like Deloitte and Gartner saw where the wind was blowing and began defining and formalizing it. But the majority of workers — and their companies — hadn’t paid much attention to the idea of non-traditional workplaces until they were forced to work from home, many for the first time ever.
