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The introductory chapter provides a brief synopsis of the core intent of the book. The chapter positions human thriving in the digital workplace context and provides an overview of the book outline and the interlink between the chapters. The five sections of the book are presented as co-evolving sections that intersect to facilitate human thriving in a holistic manner.
Every company is in the people business. Machines and intelligent platforms in digital workspaces do not replace humans, they are invented by humans to augment human work and customer service in smart, intelligent ways.
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Coetzee, M. (2019). Thriving in Digital Workspaces: An Introductory Chapter. In: Coetzee, M. (eds) Thriving in Digital Workspaces. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-24463-7_1
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