Spacecraft — The Workplace Design Podcast

Did you miss Workplace Trends? Don't worry we've got a pocket version... In this Workplace Trends special we attended the London event on October 15th 2019 event and grabbed as many speakers as we could. In this episode, among others, we speak to:

• Killian Keller from Electrolux on The Corporate Tribe and Rehumanizing the Workplace and Surviving the Digital Transition
• Marie Puybaraud on Workplace — Powered by Human Experience; 
• Nerys Mutlow, Head of Future Workplace Services at Fujitsu on Successful business transformation strategies and employee engagement.
• Catherine Bonnett of CBWorkPlaces, on the Olympic House: user experience
• Ed Suttie of Bre and Oliver Heath on The Biophilic Office — Putting People First
• Neil Rebeugeot and Rebecca Goldberg from ARUP on Managing Change and the importance of core values in property and business
• Madeleine Evans of Levell on Mental Health and Productivity in work culture
• Rachel Edwards from Lendlease on Designing out Loneliness in the Workplace.
• Nigel Oseland of Workplace Unlimited summing up.

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It's still amazing me how many of the talks were about how we need to think more about people... who or what are we designing our workplaces for currently?

Enjoy.

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In this episode, we're talking to Simone Fenton-Jarvis of Ricoh. Simone is a workplace thought-leader with 13 years’ experience working within property management, facilities management, and workplace. With an MBA in Facilities Management and her operational and managerial experience, she has extensive knowledge of the elements required to create workplaces that enable people to achieve their potential.

We discuss a range of topics about workplace culture, from the importance of understanding people and how the work, to introducing dogs to the office, and the potential offered by the Internet of Things. 

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Simon Borg, Creative Director of Populous Activate discusses key projects such as the London O2, and the Tottenham Hotspur’s Stadium. 

From ensuring wayfinding and architecture work together, to incorporating brand into the very essence of a building, Simon shares some fascinating insights into lessons he's learnt, and what he thinks will be the key challenges in the future.

Mijail Gutierrez, Associate Principle at Perkins and Will. shares his sources of inspiration, and insights into his work on interesting projects such as The Economist's new London office. 

Learn how his curiosity and desire to have a positive impact on people's lives has resulted in some remarkable work.

A legend in the workspace sector, Nigel Oseland discussed some of his work of the past, present, and future. With a research background, he takes an evidence-based approach to his design and change management consulting work. In this episode, we discuss topical issues such as loneliness, wellbeing, open plan offices, co-working, agile working, and biophilia.

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This episode, we meet Kursty Groves, who has dedicated the last 20 years to examining how office design impacts on businesses and people. Author of two books, and founder of Shape, a workplace consulting and co-creation company, she gives a sneak peek into her workplace design philosophy, the five E’s, tells us about key lessons she’s learned working with iconic companies such as Airbnb and Lego, and more.

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From designing retail parks, to building the hugely successful practice that is Spratley & Partners, Jeremy has gained a lot of knowledge about workplaces along the way. In this episode, we discuss how his business has grown, the needs of workplaces today and into the future, how to define an office, and how to distil a sense of place into brand and buildings.

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In this episode, Toby shares why diversity and inclusion are business critical, and how he works with companies on bias within systems to creative truly inclusive workplace cultures. 

We discuss why designing for someone with autism, or with accessibility needs, can result in a better environment for everyone. Also included are how businesses can become agile, and why this is key to attracting young employees. 

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Looking at the Workplace from a slightly different angle, John Riddell introduces us to the fascinating world of theatre design. In this episode we cover a huge range of topics, from lighting and acoustics, to the importance of public space, and what the different theatre workplaces look like and how they can improve.

Coming from a background in theatre production and lighting, today John works for Theatre Projects, helping architects deliver successful and future-proof theatre construction or refurbishment projects.

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Rob Haworth of LTS Architects was our guest in this episode of the Spacecraft podcast, where we discussed his work reimagining buildings and spaces. He talks about his journey from working on large-scale projects such as sports arenas, to creating private eco-friendly homes. He explains the importance of the brief and the need to prioritise not only the exterior, but also the interior of the building. We discuss the challenging but rewarding project of the Drysdale Building at City, University of London.

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