We recently moved to new offices after over ten years at our previous home in Richmond. A lease break offered us the chance to consider other options and we decided to move to a modern and flexible office environment, where we can interact with a range of other companies and have access to spaces in other major cities in the UK and around the world.

Nearly every client we have or business we analyse is keen to create greater collaboration. They are concerned that their organisation is siloed and feel that raising the incidence and quality of collaboration will drive improvements in creativity and productivity. There is also the expectation that it will make the workplace a more fun, rewarding and inviting place to be.

At the recent AVEX conference at the NEC in Birmingham, our COO, Toby Hartwell, presented a new perspective on the office of the future and its implications for facilities management. The work is part of a bigger research project undertaken by forward thinking that has explored the rapid transformation the workplace of today is undergoing.

It is well understood that the human dynamics within an organisation are critical to performance and help drive long-term value. Human dynamics as a field includes key variables such as employee productivity and engagement, strength of community, attraction and retention, culture, leadership, performance management and even innovation.

We have recently enjoyed working on a project to re-brand and relaunch the Suzanne Ferreira Studios.

Great effort by all and a special thanks to all of our generous donors including UBUD, Virgo Health, and Innovations 1st for buying our delectable cakes! The team took on approximately eleven miles of forested terrain including 22 challenging obstacles in support of Alzheimer’s Society.