by Chris | Oct 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
For most of my professional career I have differentiated between workspaces and workplaces. Is there any difference? The official definition is that there are differences between workplace and workspace. Moreover in most of our minds it is rigidly set –...
by Chris | Apr 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
Is having a social media presence in all its guises a pre-requisite for living a full life I ask myself? Having been mostly “off – air” for almost a year I’ve spent this time reflecting not only on my own situation but on the wider world where the future is coming a...
by Chris | Nov 30, 2016 | Corporate Real Estate, Facility Management, FM futures, Uncategorized
January 2004 was a big month for me. It marked the start of my new role at the BBC where I became global head of Corporate Real Estate (CRE). Since getting involved with the consumer side of the real estate industry almost 30 years ago I have focused on becoming...
by Chris | Oct 20, 2015 | Articles, Creative Places, Place Making, sustainability, Uncategorized
Walking around down-town Chicago recently reinforced from me the age-old adage about not judging the book by the cover. In today’s fast-paced and always on society I wonder if we are forced to take a very superficial view of life and how we can work? Having spent a...
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 | Apr 3, 2015 | Agile Working, Articles, Future of Work, Uncategorized, Workplace Strategy
I’ve written a couple of guest blogs for Chris but realise that I never actually introduced myself, so I thought it might be worth doing so seeing as hopefully you’ll be hearing a bit more from me in the coming months. My name’s Ciara, I’m 24...
