I was curious to talk with Simon Lloyd-Evans to understand technology for hybrid workplaces through the eyes of a CIO. Simon is an experienced CIO, with over 30 years in IT and half of that as a CIO. Despite what you might think, the CIO role is not mainly about technology. Simon explains how he

https://youtu.be/A4nT9_9Tkrc Interior designers are not just glorified cushion shoppers. We bust this myth and find out how Anna Hill manages the design process for her corporate workplace clients. Anna is the Principal Interior Design Lead at well-known New Zealand architecture firm Jasmax.  Anna shares the emerging post-pandemic trends in workspace design to give listeners a clear idea

https://youtu.be/jOwG1cNBkHw A lot of organisations say collaboration is important to them. It probably is. Yet unfortunately their workspaces and the way they work in their space can undo this powerful message.  Janet Sernack is a global expert on innovation. We are thrilled to share her wisdom and experience on the Workplace Makers podcast. Janet’s view

https://youtu.be/S_UEqLX_6Zo Our children, nieces and nephews are fun machines. They’re constantly in search of fun. Too young for responsibility, they delight in the small things and they instantly know when something is boring.  We grow up and somehow we lose that. We get responsibility, a job, status and drive and what we truly enjoy can

https://youtu.be/cS-YjdTsjvQ Those moments when you arrive at your computer and it takes you 15 minutes to get into anything productive… And not because you’re distracted by a coworker. But because your computer is stuck for 15 minutes on loading, hand-offs and sign-ins that seem to need to go around the planet 365 times before you’ll

https://youtu.be/i2D8AFJUrw8 Paul Irwin is an experienced workplace program manager with an equally rich background of experience in IT project management.  Paul has seen all kinds of mistakes and successes with workplace programs.  It was a real treat to delve into his insights around what tends to get in the way of success; how workplace programs

https://youtu.be/UYyu84ew5yE Workplace transformations can be easily stymied by a lack of executive buy-in. Workplace redesigns are nothing if not complex. Property, ICT, People and Culture and Change workstreams all work together on the unique problem of how to design a fit-for-purpose workplace. Added to that complexity, executive teams don’t always recognise the challenges or support needed

There is no easy way to say this. Leaders who don’t have widespread buy-in to their workspace design and ways of working could be barking up the wrong tree…