by Chris | Jul 7, 2015 | Articles, Creative Places, Future of Work, Smart Working, The Workplace Conversation, Uncategorized, Workplace Strategy
Yesterday, like a lot of others, I took the train into central London. However it was just the start of my journey as I was off to Brussels by Eurostar. As we sped through the Kent countryside I wondered what my visit to the Belgian Social Security Services HQ (FPS)...
by Chris | Jun 2, 2015 | Agile Working, Articles, Future of Work, Smart Working, Workplace Strategy
Recently, I had the opportunity to renew my acquaintance with Madrid and it turned out to be a very interesting experience in more ways than one. Apart from participating in 3-Goffice conversation about the Spanish perspective on the future of work and the...
by Chris | Mar 17, 2015 | Agile Working, Articles, Future of Work, Smart Working, The Workplace Conversation, Workplace Strategy
Does smart working require a smart building? An interesting question, which was brought into focus by my visit to BT Tower in January. I was there to celebrate the achievements of a smart working initiative – the TW3 awards. As I stood in the high-speed lifts that...
by Chris | Jan 31, 2015 | Articles, Beyond the Workplace, Smart Working, The Workplace Conversation, Workplace Strategy
GUEST BLOG BY CIARA O’CONNOR Like a lot of people my age, I’m engaged in a few different kinds of work. One of them is tutoring children at home – but sometimes it’s outside in the garden. Sometimes it’s writing on windows with markers or...
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...
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. ...