Simulation creates a simplified model of a real situation and observes how it behaves; the better the simulation model, the more likely its forecasts will be replicated in the real world. There are analogue simulation models, for a example wind tunnel testing of architectural models, but today most simulations use computer-based mathematical models, for example weather forecasting models. For facilities managers who are planning workspace change, simulation can explore a wide variety of hypothetical situations, in contrast to surveys that are only possible in existing situations.
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Chris has spent 25 years in technology and over 20 years in real estate. He is passionate about enabling high-productivity and reducing costs in the work place – using rigorous, evidence-led methods to provide spaces that people love and in which they can be happy. Blending his background in mathematics (in which he holds an MA from Cambridge University), music (playing piano and guitar), tenacity (most recently tested in his marathon running) and curiosity, Chris often finds himself in unanticipated and unexplored territories, and this is where he feels alive. He is an award winning public speaker, leads Chaucer’s Global Workplace Practice and also consults independently as Serendipity29.
