by Chris | Apr 13, 2021 | Articles, Smart Spaces & Places, Smart Working, The Workplace Conversation
The Great Office Debate – the great future of work Debate 2021 #1 The tidal wave of noise in the media about work from home (WFH) and the spotlight on remote working is one of the surprisingly significant by-products of these pandemic times. The massively...
by Chris | Mar 29, 2021 | Agile Working, BBC Estate story, Facility Management, Future of Work, Real Estate, Reflections, Smart Spaces & Places, Where is my Office?, Workplace Renaissance, Workplace Strategy
Making Sense of the Noise Making sense of all the noise out there about the future of the office and work gives me a headache and I don’t think I’m the only one with a sore head! Participating in a recent Workplace Evolutionaries webinar with the very ‘rock n...
by Chris | Nov 29, 2020 | Agile Working, Future of Work, Where is my Office?, Workplace Strategy
I wonder what will future historians say about the 2020’s? Will they see these ‘pandemic times’ as a milestone which marked the end of Industrial Age thinking and the birth of the new Digitally-Enabled Era? Dare I say the Age of the Human? Taking a...
by Chris | Oct 15, 2020 | Agile Working, Corporate Real Estate, Future of Work, Where is my Office?, Workplace Strategy
”What’s the purpose of the office?” that is a question I’ve been asking many people in recent years – not ever imagining that the future of offices would be the most hotly debated topic in 2020. Current circumstances have certainly thrown a massive spotlight on...
by Chris | Aug 6, 2020 | Agile Working, Future of Work, Workplace Strategy
Back on the chain gang – the return to the office The Economist Bartelby article of August 1st – ‘Back on the Chain Gang’ struck a chord as we consider our return to the office. Rather than just face trade-offs, I wonder if now is the time to think about...
by Chris | Jun 9, 2020 | Agile Working, Corporate Real Estate, Future of Work, Smart Working, Workplace Renaissance, Workplace Strategy
are we only seeing part of the picture? Covid-19 has unleashed a great deal of interest in remote working, now known to all and sundry by the snappier three-letter acronym, WFH. What I find particularly fascinating is that the mainstream press has now latched on to...
