27 March 2007 | Paper to the 2007 conference of the British Institute of Facilities Management

The future of the workplace: innovation vs displacement activities

In the workplace, innovation should dominate – not a hundred different ways of avoiding the issue

9 February 2007 | Facilities Management World

A big stink over contamination

High profile companies face embarrassing clean-up operations – and ridiculous amounts of hysteria

27 January 2007 | Spiked

Gambling addiction: a panic at odds with reality

Top doctors, business consultants and officials reckon we could all end up enslaved by gambling – especially online. I wouldn't bet on it

22 January 2007 | IT Week

Wave goodbye to gesture-free PCs

In 2017, when you spot members of staff gesticulating at their PCs, it will be more likely that they are hard at work than losing at poker

30 November 2006 | Unwired

Threats and IT etiquette: time to play them down

Fear has become our dominant ethic at work 240kB

3 November 2006 | FM World

The Food Miles controversy

In tracking every journey to every stomach, the Forum for the Future takes a retrograde step 460kB

| IT Week

Will eco-fear stifle innovation?

Knee-jerk IT choices made in the face of imaginary meltdowns could stymie technological innovation

24 September 2006 | IT Week

Smarty-pants ideas to make work better

Wearable IT is starting to have an impact in sport and may soon make a significant improvement to the lives of thousands of workers

Autumn 2006 | 10 years on: Demos Quarterly, Autumn 1996

Risky business

Today every workplace boasts codes of business ethics. But as long as 10 years ago, it was clear that ethics were a symptom of a wider aversion to risk 128kB

9 August 2006 | IT Week

UK energy rules leave managers cold

Systems to help firms obey the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive have a few shortcomings

31 July 2006 | spiked

Windmills of the mind

Why the UK government's energy policy is more concerned with changing our behaviour and mindsets than with actually supplying more energy.

13 June 2006 | IT Week

RFID wireless tags face hurdles

Privacy concerns and high costs may delay the widespread adoption of RFID technology

25 March 2006 | Facilities Management World

The Ten Commandments of FM

Everywhere you go in an office, regulators want to control your life. 52kB

24 March 2006 | IT Week

IT makes staff struggle in isolation

Staff development suffers in offices where technology takes precedence over human interaction.

| Facilities Management World

The Asset Testament

The beatitudes of corporate real estate 92kB