HR Innovation Practice

The HR Innovation Practices Observatory was founded in 2010 to address the radical transformation process of competences and of the role of the HR Department resulting from the spread of new digital technologies and organization models. The Observatory is the result of Research activities conducted over 12 years by the Digital Innovation Observatories of the Politecnico di Milano, particularly the Enterprise 2.0 and Intranet and Network Organization Observatories. It aims to support HR Executives in the human resources development and management process generated by the spread of new technologies and organization models. The Observatory is focused on being a point of reference in the development of the innovation culture in HR and foster the coming together and development of a community between demand and offering of technologies for the development and management of Human Resource management.

As part of 2023 research, the Observatory aims to:

Identify the goals and challenges for HR management during 2022
Analyze the implications for the HR department of the evolution of organization models and work modes and “hybrid” work modes
Analyze possible application of some technology trends (social media, analytics, mobile technology, artificial intelligence, and blockchain) supporting human resource management processes and the impact on the role and competences of the HR department
Analyze the confines of the labor market, the evolution of the Great Resignation situation and the competences and skills most wanted by organizations
Analyze actions and practices of the HR department fostering innovation in talent acquisition, education and development, performance management, and wellbeing
Study the measures taken by HR departments to provide more inclusive procedures oriented to valorizing talent and staff diversity
Analyze the elements of attraction, needs, and expectations of new generation candidates/ staff
Identify well-being levels of Italian workers (physical, psychological, relational)

The Observatory's Research is based on an empirical analysis that involves, via surveys or case studies, over 100 stakeholders each year, including HR Directors, Training Managers, Internal Communication Managers, Personnel Administration Managers, Recruitment Managers.

Activities planned by the Observatory for the 2023 edition include:

In-field Research involving Human Resource managers and HR department managers (staff/personnel management, recruiting, training, …);
A survey on a statistically representative sample of professional workers (employees, supervisors, and managers);
four workshops dedicated to select HR executives (by invite only) of major Italian organizations and contact people from Observatory supporters to share and validate some research results and successful experiences resulting from innovative interaction modes;
two advisory board meetings, a community consisting of only HR directors, to co-design and validate research topics;
development of public sector and company case studies that have implemented digital innovation projects in HR;
an invitation-only Conference to present research results with active debate and experience comparison sessions with Observatory research supporters, and to confer the HR Innovation Award.

The Observatory will develop the following contents:

a printed report containing main Observatory research results that will be distributed at the conference;
a set of digital reports on the topics investigated in depth throughout the year of research.

HR Innovation awards

With the intention of rewarding and spreading best practice in innovation, the HR Innovation Practices Observatory promotes an initiative started in 2011 to share and introduce stand-out projects that make use of digital technology to drive innovation and improvement to the main processes in the area of HR management and development.

The winning companies will receive a prize awarded at the convention on the day when research findings are presented. Our purpose is to create a virtuous mechanism for sharing and rewarding best practice and excellence within HR departments, as these often do not recognise the benefits of applying modern technology as a lever to improve and bring innovation to HR management and development operations.

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Mariano Corso

Chief Science Officer

Martina Mauri

Research Director

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11 Sep 2023

Reports

Life, work, happiness: designing a new relationship between people and... Life, work, happiness: designing a new relationship between people and...

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08 Jul 2021

Videos

Applications of Artificial Intelligence to HR processes Applications of Artificial Intelligence to HR processes

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Over 500 companies each year choose to support research and participate in the activities of the Digital Innovation Observatories, entering into direct contact with the decision makers of the corporate, institutional and academic world. Become our partner!

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For further information, collaboration and support requests for the other researches of the HR Innovation Practices Observatory, please contact Martina Mauri (email: martina.mauri@polimi.it)