The Building Futures Group debate, sponsored by RICS
By Paul Carder; t. @paulcarder
This blog is a bit UK-oriented, for which I apologize in advance, but the key points are fairly universal.
I have just travelled up from Bristol to east…
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PLACEMAKER: its not what you do, its the way that you do it
by Paul Carder ([email protected]); Twitter: @paulcarder
When Terry Hall of Fun Boy Three brought Bananarama in as backing vocals in 1982, to release "It ain't what you do, …
Consumerization of workplace accommodation: how far will it go?
In November, I wrote about Place-as-a-Service (PaaS), based on the now common term SaaS (Software as a Service): …
The challenge of personalization; another nail in the coffin of the office monolith
Every human being is different – that fact needs no referencing. Yet, people work in groups, and multiple groups become organisations. The larger the organisation, the more generalization…
Organizational Landscaping: a search for references
I am going to try to crowd-source this one! - I need your feedback please! The term "organizational landscape", or the term in action, "landscaping". Have you used it? Has it been used by…
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your Plans (for 2014!)
Cheesy title, but serious point....
Many occupier teams will have been working on their 2014 Plan. Your major projects next year, your key service improvements, partnerships - or for a very…
Place-as-a-Service (PaaS): time to join the connected world
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is now well known, and ubiquitous. Why buy, and maintain, software tools when they can be 'hired' in minutes online?
So, why do we 'buy' Places? Or lease,…
In search of our true profession: Facilities Management grows up and leaves home
It is a day of mixed feelings and emotions. Pride in the child, becoming an adult, and starting to make his or her mark on the world. And some sadness that the child has outgrown the parent.…
Facilities Management: go on, just one more cut…it won’t kill the…
One month ago I published this blog post: http://occupiersjournal.com/project-socs-service-operations-case-studies-collaborative-research/
I was super-enthusiastic! A good evening debate at…
Facilities Management: (a) boring, (b) boarding, or (c) on [the] Board? (C-Suite, for…
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Sometimes I hear a conversation, or read a tweet, and have to 'fire some pixels' at my screen! Maybe someone will read them out there in cyberspace....in (cyber)space…
