Human-Centric Digital Workplace: Designing for Employee Wellbeing and Productivity

Abstract

The swift transition of the workplace into the digital domain has engendered a problem of striking the right balance between employee wellness and technology innovation. Most traditional environments that place a lot of emphasis on active performance fail to consider an employee's mental, physical, and emotional well-being of employees. This chapter highlights the need for human-centered digital workplaces prioritizing well-being over productivity. It does this by explaining Self Determination Theory, which identifies three essential elements: autonomy, competence, and relatedness, which promotes healthier and more engaging populations. It continues to the forefront the use of other advances, especially AI and virtual realities, to make work more individualistic and enjoyable and address change management problems like digital exhaustion and diversity in digitization. Therefore, it presents practical ideas and suggestions to build sustainable employee-centric workplaces that improve quality of life and performance.