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Beyond the Workplace – it’s underway
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 and groups...
Beyond the Workplace – why we need to act now!
Enough is enough I said to myself on 24th October last year coming away from the Workplace Trends conference. We live in a world which is full of change, uncertainty and complexity; as people involved in workplaces we continue to debate rather than take action. Frank...
Strictly Soho – Soho House takes centre stage at Television Centre
There is nothing more satisfying to me than seeing a plan really starting to take shape. This week, the BBC/Stanhope Smart Value Relationship saw another brick in the wall put in place with the announcement that a new Soho House members’ club and boutique...
Workspace & Workplace – one in the same??
Words are the building blocks of language yet we use them in ways which others find confusing. Take for example'workspace' and 'workplace' - these are used in multiple ways and mean different things to different people. Over the Easter weekend, it struck me that those...
Smart Working – gaining momentum?
The search for new ways to create agile teams is gathering pace. Not only was it discussed at Quora's Smart Working Summit last week, but at a similar event last month I gave a talk on what it takes to create a truly agile, creative and flexible working environment....
London’s White City – a vision starting to take shape
It’s great when a plan works out. Last Wednesday, I participated in a London First forum entitled: “Go West and Innovate: Opportunity White City.” The purpose was to outline the progress being made on regenerating the White city area of the London Borough of...
Workspaces and the next generation workforce – a more joined up approach?
Last week I contributed to a conference on the theme of the next-generation workforce. The organisers wanted me to share my experiences on what it takes to create a truly agile, creative and flexible working environment. As the audience comprised people from the HR...
New Office Paradigms @ Ecobuild 2014 – the Consumer Perspective
Yesterday, I contributed to a debate hosted byEcobuild 2014 on the topic of – “Is back to basics the office of the future?” The panel consisted of: a developer, Derwent; an architect, AHMM and an academic,Royal College of Art. I had the privilege of joining this...
London’s King’s Cross – it’s taking shape
Last week, I had the opportunity to catch up with Argent’s Roger Madelin CBE to take a look at the work of the last decade the King’s Cross regeneration scheme. The marketing pack urges that the vision for King’s Cross aims to capture hearts and minds: after my...
Media City UK – the vision is delivering
Now that the BBC, amongst others, are comfortably settled at Media City UK – their new home in the North of England, I dropped in for a visit, just before Christmas, to check on progress. I came away feeling that the vision has truly come to life and that things...