So what am I going to focus on in this Blog?

Now that I'm starting to get the hang of this blogging lark, I've been thinking through what topics I could usefully cover, and this posting sets out my initial ideas for the weeks ahead.

However, in setting out my editorial planning I have not forgotten your hunger for greater engagement, and I hope that over time this blog will help me to reach out to the team. But it is a two way street so if this blog is to be truly useful, its readers need to sign on and comment on what I publish.

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Spaces & Places will cover a range of topics over the months ahead and, in keeping with my original ambition for this blog, I want to put forward some thoughts about the link between spaces and places along with some views on how BBC Workplace plays into these General themes. I also want the blog to enable me to share some of the opportunities I've had to do things and see places. There are a number of other topics which I will deal with below but I wonder if there are any specific topics that you would like to see covered - this is your chance, so don't be shy - let me know what you are keen to hear about.

In planning my writing for the weeks and months ahead I see it falling into a range of categories. Now that we're up and running I want to see if we can use this blog as a forum for debate, feedback and information sharing. Therefore I will be publishing my first Feedback posting next week when I want to start a discussion concerning the views and feelings of those members of our team who are not London based - I did take note of some of your comments raised at the Staff Briefing on 30th March!

One Workplace as our gameplan for the future will feature as a regular topic as we develop our thinking around doing things right and doing the right thing. I will also keep you up to date with our One Water projects.

As we deal with the myriad of challenges in operating and changing the BBC's working environment it may be useful to have a category that deals with the Future Workplace. This can be quite wide ranging as I can talk about the future of work, office design and specification, alternative working practices and how we're getting on with the development of our Flex product.

We should also not lose sight of what's happening in the Wider BBC and the Media World (rapidly changing as it is) - the future of Public Service Broadcasting is something we all need to be aware of. I hope that postings in this category will be of particular help for those who don't have access to Gateway.

Finally, as Diversity Champion for Operations Division I couldn't but take the opportunity presented by publishing a blog to include some snippets on this aspect of my role at the BBC.

Have I missed anything? Let me know. I look forward to reading your comments and suggestions so please do get involved as we move forward together.

Chris