Workplace Matters

Workplace Matters

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Workplace Matters episodes

  • 14. From offices to imaginariums | Antony Slumbers

    In this episode Ian is joined by Antony Slumbers, history of art graduate-cum-proptech entrepreneur, futurist and digital advocate. In a wide ranging discussion, Antony explains why the only option for business success is to embrace our digital future, and how this will impact upon our workplaces. The office is dead: long live the imaginarium!

    Find out more about Antony at www.antonyslumbers.com, and read his provocative article on the death of the office on Workplace Insight here

    Please leave us a shiny Workplace Matters review at Apple Podcasts. Contact us with feedback and episode ideas at [email protected]

    Thanks to www.flokk.com London for hosting this episode recording

    57 min
  • 13. “It’s bigger than FM … Workplace is enormous” | Julie Kortens & Vic O’Farrell
    Ian chats with the sparkling Julie Kortens and Vic O’Farrell about the relationship between facilities management and workplace, what they’ve been up to since leaving the BIFM Board, and their fantastic ‘Choice, Chance, Change’ event on 23 November 2017 in London. ¡¡Spoiler alert!! “FM, we’ve always argued, it’s not the right descriptor… It’s bigger than that. Workplace is enormous”. Enjoy!
    44 min
  • 12. Put down the IoT – time for some workplace humanity | Perry Timms
    How long?! Trust us, it’s a cracker… In this episode Ian chats with transformational HR guru Perry Timms about next-stage organisations (after Frederic Laloux, Ricardo Semler etc.) and the often misunderstood people power of workplace. Proof that workplace matters? It’s right here. A huge thanks to ProFinda.com for hosting this episode. Enjoy!
    1 hr 18 min
  • 11. Humans versus machines? It’s complicated…! | Kerstin Sailer
    How good is the workplace information we rely on? In this episode Ian is in conversation with Kerstin Sailer from The Bartlett at UCL and co-founder of Brainybirdz, promoting scientific thinking in workspace design. It’s a cerebral counterpoint to the last episode, featuring space syntax and social network analysis just for starters. Enjoy!
    1 hr 13 min
  • 10. People analytics and digital ethics | Ben Waber
    Is the future of HR, IT and FM at the mercy of people data analytics? This episode Ian speaks with Ben Waber, ex of MIT and CEO of Humanyze about their IoT-enabled ‘Moneyball for business’ approach… essential listening. Huge thanks to the British Institute of Facilities Management for allowing Ian to interview Ben before his ThinkFM keynote in June. Enjoy!
    55 min
  • 9. Pioneers, festie dancing and Nando’s | Bee Heller
    It’s time for a different workplace angle. This episode Ian chats with Bee from thepioneers.co.uk about their take on leadership and cultural change. Expect much discussion of normal curves, dancing at festies and those much-loved purveyors of PERi-PERi chicken. Enjoy!
    58 min
  • 8. The P word, myth-busting and beanbags | Chris Moriarty
    Fashionably late, we’re back with season 2 – woot woot! To kick things off again, Ian is joined by the inimitable Chris Moriarty from Leesman. Expect soap box moments galore as Chris offers myth-busting perspectives on activity-based working, millennials and workplace productivity. Essential workplace listening folks…
    1 hr 5 min
  • 6. Muggles and magic wands | Mark Eltringham
    Ian is in conversation with Mark Eltringham, publisher of workplaceinsight.net. With Mark’s gently provocative wit they explore a range of workplace topics, including industry reviews and awards, professional bodies and identity, hypnotism, the proletariat, and Grand Designs. Don’t miss this one!
    45 min

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For many, workplace is taken for granted. It’s time it was given more attention.

Workplace Matters provides fresh perspectives on the cultural, spatial and technological aspects of…