Surviving the mosh pit
Making Sense of the Noise Making sense of all the noise out there about the future of the office and work gives me a headache and I don’t think I’m the only one with a sore head! Participating in a recent Workplace Evolutionaries webinar with the very ‘rock n...
Offices have a strong future – or do they???
Many people are making powerful and persuasive arguments for a return to the office. There is a lot of merit in getting us all back to “normal” or the “new normal” – cities need the business; people need to socialise, and landlords need the rent. I had little doubt...
The Great Future of the Office Debate – the shift from fixed to fluid?
I wonder what will future historians say about the 2020’s? Will they see these ‘pandemic times’ as a milestone which marked the end of Industrial Age thinking and the birth of the new Digitally-Enabled Era? Dare I say the Age of the Human? Taking a...
Reimagining the Office
”What’s the purpose of the office?” that is a question I’ve been asking many people in recent years – not ever imagining that the future of offices would be the most hotly debated topic in 2020. Current circumstances have certainly thrown a massive spotlight on...
Should we change the chain?
Back on the chain gang – the return to the office The Economist Bartelby article of August 1st – ‘Back on the Chain Gang’ struck a chord as we consider our return to the office. Rather than just face trade-offs, I wonder if now is the time to think about...about chris
Instigator, Integrator and Interpreter, ex head of Corporate Real Estate at BBC Workplace, and now living a portfolio life. Interested in 21st Century workplaces & place making.
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