Best 3edges Podcasts (2025)

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20. The workplace value chain and mental rebuilding™ | Per Feldthaus 49:56

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Per Feldthaus, Global Head of Workplace Management and Design at Signal Architects, joins Ian for the third and final part of the Workplace Matters Danish workplace mini-feature. Signal is a practice whose interest isn’t in buildings per se, and whose business model is not built upon delivering new space… necessarily. With core competencies of stra…

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19. Exploring future work scenarios | Jeff Saunders 54:33

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Jeff Saunders, Director at the Copenhagen Institute for Future Studies, joins Ian for part 2 of the Workplace Matters Danish workplace mini-feature. CIFS, who have been around since the 60s, recently completed a seven-year six book collaboration with facilities services giant ISS with the publication of their ‘Future of Work, Workforce and Workplac…

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18. Sticky workplaces and future services | Peter Ankerstjerne 58:05

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Peter Ankerstjerne, former long-standing Chief Marketing Officer of global facility services provider ISS, joins Ian for part 1 of our Workplace Matters Danish workplace mini-feature. The discussion goes under the bonnet of the global facility services megacorp that employs almost 500,000 people worldwide to explore ideas about workplace, FM, innov…

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17. The Elemental Workplace | Neil Usher 1:09:49

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Workplace author, blogger and executive consultant Neil Usher joins Ian again on the day of his book launch, and also the day the British Institute of Facilities Management (BIFM) announce their proposal to become the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM). Will 2018 be remembered as the year workplace tips? Neil’s observations and…

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16. Metacast #1 pt.2 | Simon Iatrou, Will Easton, James Pinder & Ian Ellison 46:20

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We're back with part 2 of the inaugural Workplace Matters Metacast, where Ian and James from 3edges are joined by i-FM.net editor Simon Iatrou and independent workplace specialist Will Easton, to explore workplace issues through non-workplace podcasts episodes. Very meta. If you’ve not listened to episode 15 part 1 yet then go do that first, or it …

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15. Metacast #1 pt.1 | Simon Iatrou, Will Easton, James Pinder & Ian Ellison 1:05:46

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We’ve got something different for you this time - the first ever Workplace Matters Metacast. It’s a round table discussion between four podcast geeks: 3edges co-founders James Pinder and Ian Ellison, editor at i-FM.net Simon Iatrou, and freelance workplace provocateur Will Easton. It’s all about workplace. Except we’re not allowed to say anything a…

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14. From offices to imaginariums | Antony Slumbers 56:44

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In this episode Ian is joined by Antony Slumbers, history of art graduate-cum-proptech entrepreneur, futurist and digital advocate. In a wide ranging discussion, Antony explains why the only option for business success is to embrace our digital future, and how this will impact upon our workplaces. The office is dead: long live the imaginarium! Find…

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13. “It’s bigger than FM … Workplace is enormous” | Julie Kortens & Vic O’Farrell 43:22

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Ian chats with the sparkling Julie Kortens and Vic O’Farrell about the relationship between facilities management and workplace, what they’ve been up to since leaving the BIFM Board, and their fantastic ‘Choice, Chance, Change’ event on 23 November 2017 in London. ¡¡Spoiler alert!! “FM, we’ve always argued, it’s not the right descriptor… It’s bigge…

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12. Put down the IoT – time for some workplace humanity | Perry Timms 1:17:05

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How long?! Trust us, it’s a cracker… In this episode Ian chats with transformational HR guru Perry Timms about next-stage organisations (after Frederic Laloux, Ricardo Semler etc.) and the often misunderstood people power of workplace. Proof that workplace matters? It’s right here. A huge thanks to ProFinda.com for hosting this episode. Enjoy!…

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11. Humans versus machines? It’s complicated…! | Kerstin Sailer 1:12:29

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How good is the workplace information we rely on? In this episode Ian is in conversation with Kerstin Sailer from The Bartlett at UCL and co-founder of Brainybirdz, promoting scientific thinking in workspace design. It’s a cerebral counterpoint to the last episode, featuring space syntax and social network analysis just for starters. Enjoy!…

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10. People analytics and digital ethics | Ben Waber 54:56

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Is the future of HR, IT and FM at the mercy of people data analytics? This episode Ian speaks with Ben Waber, ex of MIT and CEO of Humanyze about their IoT-enabled ‘Moneyball for business’ approach… essential listening. Huge thanks to the British Institute of Facilities Management for allowing Ian to interview Ben before his ThinkFM keynote in June…

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9. Pioneers, festie dancing and Nando’s | Bee Heller 57:53

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It’s time for a different workplace angle. This episode Ian chats with Bee from thepioneers.co.uk about their take on leadership and cultural change. Expect much discussion of normal curves, dancing at festies and those much-loved purveyors of PERi-PERi chicken. Enjoy!By 3edges

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8. The P word, myth-busting and beanbags | Chris Moriarty 1:04:12

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Fashionably late, we’re back with season 2 – woot woot! To kick things off again, Ian is joined by the inimitable Chris Moriarty from Leesman. Expect soap box moments galore as Chris offers myth-busting perspectives on activity-based working, millennials and workplace productivity. Essential workplace listening folks……

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7. 3edges review #1 | James Pinder & Jill Fortune 1:01:40

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3edges partners James and Jill join Ian to discuss the podcast so far. From deep within their desk-free top secret underground headquarters, they consider what they’ve learnt and are now thinking about, and where next…By 3edges

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6. Muggles and magic wands | Mark Eltringham 44:35

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Ian is in conversation with Mark Eltringham, publisher of workplaceinsight.net. With Mark’s gently provocative wit they explore a range of workplace topics, including industry reviews and awards, professional bodies and identity, hypnotism, the proletariat, and Grand Designs. Don’t miss this one!By 3edges

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5. The Stoddart Review ‘director’s commentary’ | Polly Plunket 1:04:00

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Ian is in conversation with Polly Plunket, programme director of the recently published Stoddart Review. Think of this episode as the director’s commentary to the Review, where you get the all the gen about this incredible team effort to raise the status of workplace with senior leaders.By 3edges

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3. Guerrillas, mirrors and Robert Propst pt.1 | Mark Catchlove 1:07:41

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Ian talks with Mark Catchlove, Director of the Knowledge and Insight Group at Herman Miller. In this first part of an extended ‘deep dive’ conversation, they focus on Robert Propst and his seminal workplace text from 1968, ‘The office: A facility based on change’. It's a workplace geek-out with some fascinating and surprising insights that are as r…

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4. Guerrillas, mirrors and Robert Propst pt.2 | Mark Catchlove 33:40

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Ian and Mark Catchlove continue their extended ‘deep dive’ conversation focusing on Robert Propst and his seminal workplace text from 1968, ‘The office: A facility based on change’, including where it all started to go wrong – the birth of the dreaded office cubicle. As a special treat, this episode also closes with the full length disco mix of our…

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2. Be excellent to each other | Neil Usher 52:20

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Ian talks to Neil Usher, Workplace Director at Sky and blogger at workessence.com. They discuss the power of social media to virtually and physically link different organisational disciplines, politics within the workplace profession, the new Sky Central workplace, and how the Yiddish notion of ‘tummling’ might be one key to the often elusive workp…

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1. Welcome to Workplace Matters | Ian Ellison & James Pinder 42:15

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In this opening episode, Ian and James talk about the thinking behind Workplace Matters, what they mean by ‘workplace’ and their passion for podcasts. Ian’s daughter also makes a guest appearance.By 3edges