by Chris | Jul 1, 2014 | Agile Working, Articles, Beyond the Workplace, Future of Work, Smart Working, Workplace Strategy
Something big is brewing in how we work today and it is time to really get to grips with what it means for all of us. To this end, I’m involved in Beyond the Workplace an initiative to build a better understanding of work, the workforce and the workplace. ...
by Chris | Jun 26, 2014 | Agile Working, Articles, BBC Estate story, Beyond the Workplace, Creative Places, Future of Work, Place Making
A guest blog by Nigel Roberts I spent the early part of my career in mildly toxic offices – the camaraderie of the news room was only slightly marred by the constant fug of cigarette smoke, the mildly epileptic flicker of ecologically unsound neon lighting and an...
by Chris | Jun 13, 2014 | Agile Working, Articles, Beyond the Workplace, Corporate Real Estate, FM futures, Place Making, Workplace Strategy
Since my 30th May update on Beyond the Workplace (#BtWC) the last twelve days have been a bit like the twelve days of Christmas each one bringing exciting and ever increasing developments! I thought about trying to put everything that has happened into verse but that...
by Chris | Apr 25, 2014 | Agile Working, Articles, Future of Work, Place Making, Workplace Strategy
Words are the building blocks of language yet we use them in ways which others find confusing. Take for example’workspace’ and ‘workplace’ – these are used in multiple ways and mean different things to different people. Over the Easter...
by Chris | Apr 17, 2014 | Agile Working, Articles, FM futures, Future of Work, Workplace Strategy
The search for new ways to create agile teams is gathering pace. Not only was it discussed at Quora’s Smart Working Summit last week, but at a similar event last month I gave a talk on what it takes to create a truly agile, creative and flexible working...
by Chris | Mar 31, 2014 | Agile Working, Articles, FM futures, Future of Work, Workplace Strategy
Last week I contributed to a conference on the theme of the next-generation workforce. The organisers wanted me to share my experiences on what it takes to create a truly agile, creative and flexible working environment. As the audience comprised people from the HR...
