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 17, 2014 | Articles, BBC Estate story, BBC Television Centre, Design & construction
Walking around a building site has always fascinated me and over the years I have seen quite a few of them! But actually living as part of the day to day construction effort brings even more insight into what is a complex and often misunderstood process. One of my...
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 | May 30, 2014 | Articles, Beyond the Workplace, FM futures, Future of Work, Smart Working, Workplace Strategy
On Wednesday I witnessed something quite special – a group of people with authentic commitment and passion underpinned by decisive leadership. I came away from the first British Institure of Facilities Management (BIFM) Chartered Institure of Personnel...
by Chris | May 21, 2014 | Articles, Creative Places, Design & construction, Future of Work, Place Making, sustainability, Workplace Strategy
As part of a recent fact finding trip to Dubai, I had the opportunity to visit the world’s tallest building – Burj Khalifa.. I wanted to build my understanding of place making in this part of the world. Looking out over this city from the 152nd...
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...
