by Chris | Mar 31, 2019 | Corporate Real Estate, Facility Management, FM futures, Place Making, Workplace Strategy
Having bumped into an old friend and professional colleague at an industry event recently I was transported back in time to when we were both young surveyors in London in the late 1980s. Reflecting back on those heady days as I approached my 30’s in 1989, me an...
by Chris | Nov 30, 2016 | Corporate Real Estate, Facility Management, FM futures, Uncategorized
January 2004 was a big month for me. It marked the start of my new role at the BBC where I became global head of Corporate Real Estate (CRE). Since getting involved with the consumer side of the real estate industry almost 30 years ago I have focused on becoming...
by Chris | Nov 2, 2016 | Articles, Beyond the Workplace, Corporate Real Estate, Facility Management, FM futures, Future of Work, Place Making, The Workplace Conversation, Workplace Strategy
When Alice steps through the looking glass, she finds a strange mysterious world. Lots of things look familiar, but nothing is quite as it seems. It’s an alternative universe… where things are contrary to the real world… where things are not as they should...
by Chris | Nov 25, 2015 | Agile Working, Articles, Facility Management, FM futures, Smart Spaces & Places
Last week I saw a really great example of the benefits of combining people and place to produce some remarkable insights whilst encouraging participants to consider that delivering the impossible whether its Facilities Management (FM) or another area, is realistic if...
by Chris | Feb 12, 2015 | Articles, Corporate Real Estate, FM futures, The Workplace Conversation, Workplace Strategy
After many months of deliberating and planning, The Workplace Conversation is off and running. Our dream is to engage with as many people as possible to make a difference. It’s not just to talk about workplace issues, but to generate real actions as to how to help us...
by Chris | Sep 16, 2014 | Agile Working, Articles, Creative Places, FM futures, Future of Work, Place Making, Smart Working
A stroll to clear my head or a wander to gather my thoughts has featured in my life for as long as I can remember. However, it’s difficult to do this in a busy city like London. When my friend David Pearl introduced me to Street Wisdom it seemed to me to be the...
