by Chris | May 16, 2014 | Articles, Future of Work, Smart Working, Workplace Strategy
Tuesday was a red letter day for not only BIFM, but for me and for many people who passionately believe that we can – and must – do better when it comes to the workplace. While workplaces should be empowering and enabling spaces through which individuals...
by Chris | May 12, 2014 | Articles, Design & construction, FM futures, Future of Work, Smart Working, Uncategorized, Workplace Strategy
Enough is enough I said to myself on 24th October last year coming away from the Workplace Trends conference. We live in a world which is full of change, uncertainty and complexity; as people involved in workplaces we continue to debate rather than take action. Frank...
by Chris | May 1, 2014 | Articles, BBC Estate story, BBC Television Centre, Place Making
There is nothing more satisfying to me than seeing a plan really starting to take shape. This week, the BBC/Stanhope Smart Value Relationship saw another brick in the wall put in place with the announcement that a new Soho House members’ club and boutique...
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 | Apr 11, 2014 | Articles, Creative Places, Place Making, Uncategorized
It’s great when a plan works out. Last Wednesday, I participated in a London First forum entitled: “Go West and Innovate: Opportunity White City.” The purpose was to outline the progress being made on regenerating the White city area of the London Borough of...
