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We shall fight for all people and all creatures,.We shall never surrender, until, the world, with all its beauty and majesty becomes our sustainable home..

Professor John Dyson spent more than 25 years at GlaxoSmithKline, eventually ending his career as VP, Head of Capital Strategy and Design, where he focussed on developing a long-term strategic approach to asset management..While there, he engaged Bryden Wood and together they developed the Front End Factory, a collaborative endeavour to explore how to turn purpose and strategy into the right projects – which paved the way for Design to Value.He is committed to the betterment of lives through individual and collective endeavours.. As well as his business and pharmaceutical experience, Dyson is Professor of Human Enterprise at the University of Birmingham, focussing on project management, business strategy and collaboration.. Additionally, he is a qualified counsellor with a private practice and looks to bring the understanding of human behaviour into business and projects.. To learn more about our Design to Value philosophy, read Design to Value: The architecture of holistic design and creative technology by Professor John Dyson, Mark Bryden, Jaimie Johnston MBE and Martin Wood.

Available to purchase at.As a commentator remarked, the coronation service of King Charles III brought into sharp relief some of the idiosyncrasies and incongruities of the British.On one level Britain is a secular country, while the coronation process itself is highly religious.

The British are generally not known for their flamboyance, assumed tight-lipped and cold; and yet they parade to the world like no other nation.

In the confusion of the coronation ceremony itself, I was impacted by one particular aspect: the divestment of the King.There is also a significant cultural change to work through as activities which were previously seen as high-value, almost crafts, become commodity services..

There is clarity in the fact that changes in equipment and technology will have significant impact on buildings, structural loading, vibration control, floor-to-floor heights and special layout.. Less quantifiable is how buildings will need to change to support the change in the people operations of scientists, engineers, technicians and managers.Laboratories can be sited in warehouse or industrial zones which could serve the need of building adaptability very well..

However, will these locations help attract the minds and skills required to create the value and manage the transition?.A business case.