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London transport shuts down; agile workers unaffected
(by @paulcarder co-founder @occupiers)
London's Financial Times reported this morning, "The worst London Underground strike in more than a decade saw millions of Londoners struggle to get…
Last one in the office, please switch off the lease
I come from the far west of England; the rugby-loving county of Cornwall. Because I was large, I had to play, but was never much good. My second-row buddy went on to play for Scotland and…
It’s Five O’ Clock Somewhere
I hope that Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett really have lived this way! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPCjC543llU
It's five o'clock BST here in the UK, and off they all go....
Into…
PLACEMAKER: a notional case study: Wallace & Sprocket LLP
Development of a teaching 'case study': Wallace&Sprocket LLP
(Note: it would be great to receive your feedback - and perhaps, somewhere out there, real-life examples which are similar…
PLACEMAKER: a cure for commuting
By @paulcarder : https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulcarder
Type the words "cure for commuting" into Google, you will find 6,580 results. Type the words "cure for stress" into Google, you will…
PLACEMAKER: throughout life, there is a time and a place
by Paul Carder , @paulcarder
How often has someone said to you, "there is a time and a place..."? In my case, it is usually because I have chosen the wrong time, or place...or both! My card…
Efficiency: being invited in for coffee, I discovered, is rarely about coffee
by Paul Carder, @paulcarder
Returning home late in one of my first cars, one of my first girlfriends invited me in for coffee. She filled a huge kettle right to the top, and switched it on.…
PLACEMAKER: how do we inter-connect corporate spaces and public spaces?
By Paul Carder: @paulcarder & @WorkAndPlace
This article caught my imagination: http://www.citylab.com/design/2014/06/who-really-owns-public-spaces/373612/
Mid-way through it says,…
PLACEMAKER: Independence
By Paul Carder @paulcarder & @WorkAndPlace
May I take this opportunity to wish our friends in the USA (and our own Jim Ware of course) a peaceful or hectic weekend, whichever is your…
PLACEMAKER: who creates ‘home’ for people at work?
By Paul Carder : @paulcarder
I attended a fascinating 'Mobilities Workshop' on Friday at University of the West of England (UWE). It was one of a number of research seminars and workshops…