Wonderful, wonderful Copenhagen

Copenhagen Business School was my 15th different Business School visit in the last 12 months - quite a feat as most of my job is undertaken by video conferencing!  CBS is an excellent School and particularly gets my seal of approval (yes, I know, they didn't ask for it nor do they want it, really).

So what does a School need to do to earn this unsolicited accolade?  Let me tell you...

THE LITTLE MERMAID WITHOUT THE DISTRACTIONS OF RIVER TRAFFIC AND  HORDES OF TOURISTS

My focus here is not the Business School as an entity but as a physical presence - perhaps a building or a series of spaces. So, in my view, a Business School that is fit for purpose in today's environment should have the following features:

• Space

That's it??

Well, of course, there's different types of space.  And here's a few I've seen on my travels:

• Teaching space - flexible
• Social space - everywhere
• Quiet space - in unexpected places
• Collaborative space - with resources to facilitate e-collaboration and F2F
• Flexible space - teaching
• Private space - but few closed doors
• Technical space - for video, on-line, webinar - and all fully supported
• Outer space - space outside that is served by wi-fi
• Thinking space - possibly the same as quiet space but that's just me...
• Meeting space - almost any of the above
• Bookable space - when certainty is needed
• Comfortable space - including standing space
• Sleeping space...

Of course, for its stakeholders, there will be different priorities.  Those of space efficiency, space to hide, space to meet and space to work are some of the different top priorities of key players.

And my favourite of all? - well, the last one I have visited as it adds to my picture of  the ideal Business School.