by Chris | Sep 22, 2015 | Agile Working, Articles, Smart Working, Workplace Strategy
Why don’t we use spaces and places differently? I often ponder on this whilst driving to work and waiting in line to get through a set of traffic lights. The photograph attached sets the scene – car and van drivers dutifully get in line and wait our turn. It’s just so...
by Chris | Sep 3, 2015 | Agile Working, Articles, Creative Places, Smart Working, Workplace Strategy
Nestling in the shadows of the Shropshire foothills lies the stronghold of a most remarkable creative organisation – working and living in a really smart space. During my summer ramblings I had the opportunity to visit the home of iDEA and to sample their smart way of...
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 | 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...
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...