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CRE in a Laminar World
The dust isn't settling — on friction, flow, and the new operating logic for commercial real estate The game has changed, and so has the stadium An awkward question, still unanswered For most of my career as a surveyor I have asked one awkward question: what is the...
People, The Missing Link?
What a 1992 question in the Estates Gazette got right, and what it took thirty-two years to prove Recently, I came across a short piece I wrote for the Estates Gazette way back in September 1992, under a deliberately simple headline: What about the occupier? It is...
Fresh Perspectives – Fresh Thinking ?
The tides of uncertainty have ebbed and flowed for decades, but nowhere more dramatically than in commercial real estate. Since COVID, something seismic has happened—a shift so profound that many still refuse to name it, let alone confront it. We cling to the comfort...
End of the Line
EverythingOmni: The End of the Line (of the Experiment) EverythingOmni set out to build bridges, between people, place, and technology, between suppliers, consumers, and policymakers. The benefits were only partially recognised; most players preferred to remain in...
We need to rethink FM
Chatting to some Facility Management folk today reminded me of a recent interview with Mike Petrusky for his Workplace Innovator podcast. Now that the summer holidays are behind us should we reconsider, at a system level, the facility management professional’s role in...
Where is my office book launch
Broadening the Debate – the great to WFH or not dilemma? As the 2020 lockdown prevented us from having a ‘Where is My Office? ‘book launch first time round, we wanted to make up for the lack of a proper launch, by hosting an event with a difference. Little did we...
Who is going to be bold enough
In a post-COVID world marked by uncertainty, sustainability and ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) goals are no longer optional for the real estate industry – they’re essential. Yet, recent media reports suggest that ESG interest might be dwindling, and the...
The Office – Quo Vadis?
Little did we realise that the events of the last three years could unleash so much change in how we do office work. In the past, many millions of people all over the world commuted into cities and towns to work in offices of various sizes and shapes, usually housed...
Seeking the Secret Sauce
The search for solutions to our post Covid work and workplace dilemmas continue at pace, as we close the final chapter of 2022. Reflecting on the plethora of press articles and the conveyor belt of opinion expressed in the congested channels of Linkedin; I cannot help...
Back to school, back to the office
Early September marks the start of a new academic school year for many people around the world. Is a time when parents and children put the school holidays behind him and return to the routine of going to school. Watching this ritual of going to school five days a...