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Corporate occupiers strengthen place making initiative in London’s White City : The BBC’s and Imperial College’s role in adding value

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  • Kane, Chris

    (Co-founder of Six Ideas, UK)

  • Gaskell, Adi

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This paper tells the story of how a major corporate took a more proactive and innovative approach to strategic portfolio planning in order to overcome some significant challenges. Based on extensive experience of place making while at the Walt Disney Company and fine-tuned while transforming the BBC estate, this story considers how this type of disruptive thinking could be added to the CRE team toolkit. It looks at how innovation can be harnessed to deliver significant value enhancement, occupational benefits and social value. Using unconventional and creative thinking, the BBC Workplace team developed a ‘Smart Value’ place making strategy that enabled them to partner with Imperial College London. This alliance has delivered significant benefits for both organisations in terms of portfolio optimisation, value creation and operational flexibility.

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  • Kane, Chris & Gaskell, Adi, 2019. "Corporate occupiers strengthen place making initiative in London’s White City : The BBC’s and Imperial College’s role in adding value," Corporate Real Estate Journal, Henry Stewart Publications, vol. 8(3), pages 235-252, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:aza:crej00:y:2019:v:8:i:3:p:235-252
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    Keywords

    innovation; place making; corporate real estate (CRE);
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    JEL classification:

    • R3 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Real Estate Markets, Spatial Production Analysis, and Firm Location

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