Five minutes with: Matt Webster, Head of Wellbeing and Futureproofing at British Land

The New Year marks a time when we all pay particular attention to our wellbeing. Many people are throwing themselves into diets or detoxes with gusto with the aim of looking, feeling and performing better.

Few organisations, however, consider how the external environment contributes to overall feelings of wellbeing, says British Land’s first Head of Wellbeing and Futureproofing, Matt Webster.

He recently spoke to us about their new workspace at Paddington, and how paying particular attention to the environment can have a positive impact on happiness, health and productivity…

Contemporary businesses do not see an office with a desk, computer and phone as the sole place of work. Workspace encompasses the areas around the office, green spaces, coffee shops, softer collaborative areas, terraces and so on, with technology enabling people to seamlessly move between them.