by Chris | Jul 1, 2016 | Agile Working, Articles, Place Making, Smart Spaces & Places, Smart Working, sustainability, Workplace Strategy
Arrived into Auckland airport still jet lagged and it didn’t feel like I had ‘hopped over the ditch’ Little did I know that this fleeting visit to the city of sails would turn out to be very interesting...
by Chris | Jun 29, 2016 | Agile Working, Articles, Smart Spaces & Places, Smart Working, Workplace Strategy
Sydney is a remarkable city even in the depths of the Australian winter. I was there to take part in a CoreNet symposium, hosted by Cushman Wakefield, on trends in flexible working. The brief was to update the audience about what’s going on in London. Looking back, it...
by Chris | Jun 26, 2016 | Agile Working, Articles, Place Making, Smart Spaces & Places, Workplace Strategy
Travel broadens the mind it is said and given my recent walkabout of Australia and New Zealand I came across some remarkable insights. Over the course of the coming weeks I plan to recount some of these experiences in a series of blogposts. “Postcards from...
by Chris | Feb 19, 2016 | Agile Working, Articles, Millenials, Smart Working, Workplace Strategy
Guest Blog by Colm Devereux My age group has often been referred to as the “Peter Pan” generation, ostensibly because we cannot (or are unable to) grow up. I think that’s an unfair rap, the term coming as it does from older generations who have no experience of the...
by Chris | Jan 29, 2016 | Articles, Future of Work, Smart Spaces & Places, Workplace Strategy
Last week I was back at BT Tower at the launch of the Smart Working Code of Practice (PAS 3000) – possibly a day of great significance for those of us interested in making the best use of the built environment and the talented people that use buildings. Produced by...
by Chris | Dec 1, 2015 | Articles, Corporate Real Estate, Future of Work, Place Making, Workplace Strategy
The theme for last week’s Estates Gazette Office Occupier Summit focused on whether property developers and the commercial real estate sector are having to adapt to the changing needs of occupiers. Chairing the event, Emily Wright, Estates Gazette Features Editor,...
