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Workplace Futures: Network, Communities or Fortress?
09/01/2008 by Site Administrator
The office as we know it is going to be transformed over the next 20 years. The Workplace Futures report examines how and why the global workplace is to change by 2030, helping industry to form a clear understanding of the forces driving workplace change.
 
New Member on Editorial Board of the Journal of FM
03/12/2007 by Site Administrator
Prof. Michael Pitt, Editor, Journal of FM, invited Marie Puybaraud, Director Global WorkPlace Innovation to join the editorial board. Along Yoshi Yoshida, VP Workplace Consulting, JCI, Japan, Marie is the second member from JCI on the eidtorial board
 
One week to go to the launch of the Futures Workshop Report
19/11/2007 by Site Administrator
1 week to go to read our first Futures Report on Workplace Futures - A Prospective Through Scenarios, by Professor John Ratcliffe, Futures Academy, DIT. The 50 page document takes us through a journey in the unknown... Email us for more info.
 
Guy Holden at Workplace Trends Conference
05/11/2007 by Site Administrator
Our Global VP & GM Global WorkPlace Solutions will be addressing the audience at a Conference organised by Nigel Oseland, AMA, on November 14th in London. Guy will be delivering a Keynote about Sustaining Tomorrow's Workplace.
 
127 Dutch students with Johnson Controls
02/11/2007 by Site Administrator
BREDA University spent one morning with Johnson Controls and heard about our business, operations and research programme. 127 students met Dom Sherry, Ken Raisbeck, Leigh Carter and Marie Puybaraud and Eline Leussink
 
Two weeks to go to the launch of our first Futures Report
18/10/2007 by Site Administrator
2 weeks to go to read our first Futures Report on the Futures of the WorkPlace, by Prof. John Ratcliffe, Futures Academy, Dublin Institute of Technologies. The 50 page document takes us through a journey in the unknown... Email us for more info.
 
First TECHNOLOGY WATCH Newsletter
28/09/2007 by Site Administrator
The quarterly Technology Watch newsletter informs JCI Global WorkPlace Solutions and our customers about any new developments and innovation in technology . Click on the link to CONNECT SPACE
 
Results of our Flexible Working Survey in leading FM medias
21/09/2007 by Site Administrator
Our flexible working survey appeared in i-FMnet, FM Report and The Auto Channel in the US within one week of its launch.
 
NEW Flexible Working Survey 2007
13/09/2007 by Site Administrator
Flexible working is increasingly becoming the norm, as today’s professionals are demanding a new deal from their employers, seeking more control over how and where they work. For further information click on the title
 
Global Mobility Network. Next meeting 27 September
23/08/2007 by Site Administrator
The network is small and select, and is by invitation only. Join our next meeting in central London. We aim to develop our Global Mobility Roadmap, and discuss the implications of increasing workplace diversity for management.
 
Turning Point shortlisted for Innovation Award
10/07/2007 by Site Administrator
The Turning Point Programme by IPD Occupiers, sponsored by Johnson Controls amongst others, was named a finalist in the MITIE Business Innovation category of the PFM Awards. Awards dinner on the 6th November in central London.
 
The NEW! CRE Survey - Submit your 2006 results
29/05/2007 by Site Administrator
The University of Reading is undertaking the 14th CRE Survey with Corenet Global & JC. Give your views on the changing patterns of the real estate market!
 
Facilities Innovation features in a special edition of EFMR
11/03/2007 by Site Administrator
A full issue dedicated to Facilities Innovation is published in special Essential FM Report wth Tottel Publishing. The issue covers all the aspects of innovation in FM including two articles presenting models in FM Innovation.
 
VISIBLE Living Lab receives CoreNet UK Innovation Award
09/02/2007 by Site Administrator
Yesterday CoreNet UK announced the VISIBLE Living Lab received an Innovation Award. Rick Bertasi and Guy Holden, VPs at JC picked up the award on behalf of Marie Puybaraud.
 
Complete the NEW! Flexible Working Survey
17/01/2007 by Site Administrator
We are calling all mobile workers, homeworkers to complete our ON-LINE survey and helps us to capture new trends. The questionnaire was reviewed, additional questions added to bring it up to date.
 
VISIBLE Living Lab shortlisted for CoreNet Innovation Award
11/01/2007 by Site Administrator
We have been shortlisted for the CoreNet Awards in INNOVATION, presented on 8 February, London. Our Real Time Occupancy Tracking System (VISIBLE) deliver an intelligent, analytical & graphical assessment of the efficiency & effectiveness of a workspace.
 
CRE Survey 2005 Results available soon
08/01/2007 by Site Administrator
Last year CRE survey, now running for the last 14 years, attracted respondents from large corporate organisations from Europe and the US. The survey will provide valuable results on CRE practices and management. RESULTS OUT AT THE END OF JANUARY!
 
Facilities Innovation Programme highly commended for their Innovation at BIFM Award Dinner
18/10/2006 by Site Administrator
Marie Puybaraud, Director FIP commented: I'm delighted BIFM recognised the significant added value our FIP is delivering to the FM and Workplace Industry. JC Global WorkPlace Solutions is responding to the highly competitive market through R&D.
 
Mobility and HR Network
07/09/2006 by Site Administrator
Join next meeting on September 29th in Farnborough, JC HQ, Aerospace Centre. Keynote speech by Peter Taylor, SEEDA, on the topic of "How Can We Create The Learning Organisation in a Distributed Environment". To book contact Marie 07966563167
 
Flexible Working Survey 2005
15/05/2006 by Site Administrator
COMPANIES MUST SHOW GREATER FLEXIBILITY TO SUPPORT MOBILE WORKERS. NEW research from Johnson Controls Facilities Innovation Programme reveals that companies are failing to support flexible workers, leaving many feeling isolated and overlooked.
 
2005 CRE Survey
20/04/2006 by Site Administrator
Join the 2005 CRE survey and complete our questionnaire on line. The annual CRE survey is unique in its scope and history and gives us 12 years of unbroken trends in the global development of CRE activity.
 
MOBS Online
03/02/2006 by Zac Grant
The MOBS Website and Online Knowledgebase launched on 2nd February 2006. For more information email Zac Grant using the link above.
 
Participate to the 2005 Flexible Working Survey
27/10/2005 by Site Administrator
Complete our on-line questionnaire about Flexible Working and receive the 2005 report on Flexible Working in February 2006. Click on the title of this article or select FW Questionnaire in the navigation bar on the left.
 
Innovation Day 2005
21/06/2005 by Marie Puybaraud
Our next Facilities Innovation Day will take place on Wednesday 7th September 2005 in London from 9.00 to 12.00. To book your place to this event, contact Marie 0044 (0) 7966 563 167
 
Next FI seminar, 24 May in Bristol with the Discontinuous Innovation Network
29/04/2005 by Marie Puybaraud
@Bristol, the Science Centre is welcoming us in their Educational Centre for our next FI seminar in partnership with the Discontinuous Innovation Network. To book a place on this seminar contact Marie 07966563167 marie.c.puybaraud@jci.com
 
Join us in Amsterdam for the next FI seminar on Emotion and FM
01/04/2005 by Marie Puybaraud
Our next FI seminar on Emotion in FM will be held at IBM HQ in Amsterdam. For more information contact Marie Puybaraud 07966 563 167
 
Download the summary paper of the Flexible Working Survey 2004
25/02/2005 by Marie Puybaraud
British workers are reverting to a nomadic existence as they move between the office, satellite offices and home office according to new research by facilities management experts Johnson Controls.
 
DOWNLOAD the presentation from the FI SEMINAR ON 16 FEBRUARY at Barclays
18/02/2005 by Marie Puybaraud
More than 35 participants attended the 5th ESRC seminar at One Chruchill Place. DOWNLOAD the presentation here. Click on the Title of the News
 
Dont miss the FI Seminar 16 FEBRUARY!!!
15/02/2005 by Marie Puybaraud
Your last chance to join us for our 5th seminar on FI at Barclays HQ, Canary Wharf, London. BOOK YOUR PLACE TODAY!!
 
Barclays HQ in Canary Wharf welcomes us for the FI Seminar on 16 February
25/01/2005 by Marie Puybaraud
The next FI seminar on The Virtual Workplace: Dream or Reality? will take place in the new Barclays HQ in Canary Wharf
 
The next FI seminar will be held in London on Wednesday 16th February at 17.00
21/12/2004 by Marie Puybaraud
The Virtual Workplace: Dream or Reality? Join the TGFI for their 5th seminar in London in February 2005. Key speakers and an open debate will provide the audience with an excellent platform to exchange and share ideas
 
Marie Puybaraud joins Johnson Controls as Programme Director in December 2004
21/12/2004 by Marie Puybaraud
JCI decided to add a researech expert in the consulting Group by appointing Marie to provide workplace-focused consulting services to corporate clients. Marie is still managing the FIP and remains involved in research
 
Marieke Lam joined the FI team from September 2004 to January 2005
04/11/2004 by Marie Puybaraud
The FIP entered an agreement with the Diedenoort Academy from Nijmegen in the Netherlands to train research assistant in the field of FM and Innovation. The successful partnership has been running for now more than 10 months.
 
Innovation at the RBS CANCELLED
02/09/2004 by Marie Puybaraud
The transdisciplinary Group in FI had to CANCEL its seminar on Innovation in the Workplace at the RBS World HQ in Gogarburn, Edinburgh, on Wed 29th September @ 4.15. The event is postponed to a later date in 2005. Clickon the title for more info
 
The 2nd Innovation day was a success!
23/06/2004 by Marie Puybaraud
More than 40 guests attended the 2nd Innovation Day on Tuesday in London. We presented the results of our investigations over 2003 2004. Visit the 2004 Innovation Day page to obtain a copy of the presentations
 
Join us for the 2004 Innovation Day
17/05/2004 by Marie Puybaraud
The FIP is running the 2004 Innovation day in London at One Whitehall Place, The Reading Room. The event is by invitation only. To obtain a ticket contact Marie.Puybaraud@uwe.ac.uk
 
Find out about the 2nd seminar on Workplace Innovation
17/05/2004 by Marie Puybaraud
The transdisciplinary group in Facilities Innovation has presented his 2nd seminar on Workplace Innovation and Knowledge Management. To find out about it log to the ESRC web page
 
Corporate Real Estate Management Practices and Performance
09/03/2004 by Marie Puybaraud
Join us for a Seminar in London on 17th March. We are now inviting new banking organisations to join the established 30 bank members network and participate to the banking sector platform and benchmark study.
 
The first ESRC Seminar on FI and the Knowledge Society a success
26/01/2004 by Marie Puybaraud
Fridays presentations examined the role Knowledge Management plays in Facilities Innovation in Networked Organisations.
 
ESRC Transdisciplinary Seminar on Facilities Innovation
05/01/2004 by Marie Puybaraud
Book your free ticket to the first seminar in Facilities Innovation in the Workplace on Friday 23rd January from 5.00 to 7.00pm, School of Architecture, UWE, Bristol, Block R.
 
Flexible Working Survey in the Times online
23/10/2003 by Marie Puybaraud
Flexible Working is primarily about increasing productivity, say its supporters, but this is still not appreciated by lots of companies
 
Better Building Performance and What the Future Holds
10/10/2003 by Marie Puybaraud
Find out about the results of face to face interviews with senior UK construction, FM and property professionals on their attitudes, concerns and predictions for the future of Building Performance
 
FI Programme One Year On @ the FM Expo 2003
08/10/2003 by Marie Puybaraud
The FI team will present an update of their programme of research at the FM Expo, Earls Court, London, on Wednesday 15th October @ 3.30pm at the FM Excellence Stand. Join us for an update and a drink and pick up your invitation.
 
Facilities Management, the FMJ, Business News SE Hampshire report on the Flexible Working Survey.
19/08/2003 by Marie Puybaraud
Four more articles were released this week on the findings of the Flexible Working UK Survey 2003. To find out more about these articles, check the Presentations on the right page or click on the title of this article.
 
IBM joins the Global Flexible Working Survey
18/08/2003 by Marie Puybaraud
The Flexible Working questionnaire will be dispatched to more than 6,400 employees of IBM's North Region (UK, Ireland, The Netherlands, South Africa) and detailed interviews will be carried out with Managers from each countries.
 
FI Team won a £20,000 ESRC grant!
10/07/2003 by Marie Puybaraud
The FI team was awarded an ESRC grant to develop a series of transdisciplinary seminars on Facilities Innovation. The 18 months project will start in October 2003 & aims to address problems raised by rapid and fundamental changes in workplace provisions.
 
RICS published the results of the Flexible Working Survey
10/07/2003 by Marie Puybaraud
The RICS FM Faculty raised the interest on flexible working by publishing our results on their web site. The article written by Frank Booty highlights the main findings: Work will move to where it can be accomplished.
 
The First Innovation Day was a success!
20/06/2003 by Marie Puybaraud
35 particpants met in London at the Commonwealth Society for the first Innovation Day of the FI Programme. Representants from 13 different organisations were present to discover and discuss the results of the UK Flexible Working Survey 2003.
 
Home Alone? New Research reveals employees feel more productive working from home, but at what cost?
18/06/2003 by Marie Puybaraud
70% of managers felt the reason nehind flexible working was cultural rather than gAlmost 60% of workers have a fixed workstation in their central office, even though they still practice flexible working
 
Participate to the Global Flexible Working Survey
28/02/2003 by Marie Puybaraud
The FI team is inviting global organisations to join their global survey of flexible workers. To become a Partner and particpate to the survey follow the link to the article and check the Flexible Working Project Page from the Site Navigation .
 
Hong Kong PolyUniversity becomes our first academic Partner
25/02/2003 by Marie Puybaraud
In November 2002, Kong Kong PolyU became our first academic collaborator for the Asian Pacific countries. Dr. John Gilleard and Dr. Danny Then will support the Flexible Working Survey by developing contacts with organisations in Asia and the Pacific.
 
Mapping Flexibility
03/02/2003 by Marie Puybaraud
Facilities Management published the results of the Flexible Working pilot survey in their December issue. The article summarised the initial findings and recommendations
 
i-FM net published our first article
27/11/2002 by Marie Puybaraud
On the day after the launch of the collaboration, i-FM net published our first article.
 
Leaflet
29/11/2002 by Samantha Shore
Facilities Innovation Promotional Leaflet
 
Press Release
29/11/2002 by Samantha Shore
UWE and Johnson Controls Join Forces to Advance Workplace Innovation
 
120 attendees at the Facilities Innovation Day
09/09/2005 by Site Administrator
The 3rd Facilities Innovation Day was a success. The FI team presented the results of their research projects and key projects. Prof. Frank Becker from Cornell University and Prof. Ginny Gibson reinforced the key message that our industry needs innovation
 
Facilities Innovation Day 2005
06/09/2005 by Site Administrator
We are very pleased to invite our clients and partners to the 2005 Facilities Innovation Day in London on 7 September 2005. Now in its third year, the FI Programme was set up to explore and drive Innovation in the workplace of the future, creating a mutua