Smart Spaces & Places
A blog brought to you by Chris Kane
Latest Articles
Beyond the Workplace – its taking shape
Since my 30th May update on Beyond the Workplace (#BtWC) the last twelve days have been a bit like the twelve days of Christmas each one bringing exciting and ever increasing developments! I thought about trying to put everything that has happened into verse but that...
Beyond the Workplace (#BtW) – something really is stirring!!
On Wednesday I witnessed something quite special - a group of people with authentic commitment and passion underpinned by decisive leadership. I came away from the first British Institure of Facilities Management (BIFM) Chartered Institure of Personnel and...
Dubai’s Burj Khalifa – a beacon towards the future?
As part of a recent fact finding trip to Dubai, I had the opportunity to visit the world's tallest building - Burj Khalifa.. I wanted to build my understanding of place making in this part of the world. Looking out over this city from the 152nd floor made me...
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...