The Office as a Choice I just wanted to share with you a piece I wrote for the New York Times, published this morning. Check it out and let me know what you think! If
Cities & Buildings: 6 Things to Watch in 2021 In February, I was in London to launch my new book. It was weeks before a pandemic overwhelmed the West. My keynote at the launch focused on contagion of a
Slack and the Imaginary Economy. The world's hottest workplace chat app is bad for business but good for society.
On the internet, nobody's knows you're a god. Remote work makes it easier for new types of employees to join the talent pool.
Rise of the 10X Class The "robber barons" of the 21st Century are the people who used to sit next to you at the office.
The TikTokization of Work Initially, economic anxiety spares those who can work remotely. Then, it spares no one.
The Disconnected Office My baby daughter taught me that sharing a space is the best way to ignore each other and produce great work.
Canceling the City The balance between creativity and conformity is being disrupted, with dire consequences for cities. A hundred-year-old theory helps explain why.
Cities in the Age of Abundance Can Cities Go Extinct? (Part 1) The internet was supposed to make cities redundant. Its moment might finally be here.
WeWork WeWork & Airbnb will be Fine The disruptors of office and lodging are seeing the world reborn in their image.
Housing makes you racist. Tech can help. America's residential system incentivizes people to act like bigots. Technology offers hope — and a few more reasons to worry.
Cities in the Age of Abundance Disrupted Cities & The Urbanizer's Dilemma Cities are trying to out-internet the internet. Most of them will fail.
Cities in the Age of Abundance The Office Won't Budge Real estate is still a zero-sum game. But only for landlords.
Podcast Greg Lindsay on The Future of Cities, Millennial Metrics, and Multigenerational Homes This week, we officially kick off a series of interviews about the history and future of cities. Our first guest is Greg Lindsay, who has an encyclopedic knowledge of all
Cities in the Age of Abundance Living on the Tail The distribution of people in offices, homes, and cities will be governed by the rules of the online world. The consequences are disturbing.
Liquid Living, Immovable Cities, and Institutional Appetites This week, I was planning to write a series of short and unrelated takes. Somehow, the various takes ended up connecting and became a short essay. You can nibble each
Cities in the Age of Abundance If the New York Times Were a City, Would You Live In It? Three media empires offer important lessons about the future of offices, homes, and cities. It's been a busy month for media empires. Two weeks ago, the New York Times parted
Apple, Landlords, and the Revolt Against Monopolies Apple generates more profit from the App Store than all of Manhattan's landlords generate from rent. It also offers some important lessons about why some tenants will stop paying.Why
Cities in the Age of Abundance Is Density Destiny? Transportation and communication go hand in hand. Until the 19th Century, the speed of delivering a message was equal to the time it took a man (or woman) to carry
Did Cities Fail Us? It was an ugly week. Let's start with some poetry: “I was leaving the South to fling myself into the unknown . . . I was taking a part of the South to
2020: Tech's Impact on Real Estate A presentation from Dror Poleg, author of Rethinking Real Estate. This is a recording from a virtual event at a large investment bank, June 4th, 2020.
Future of Work? Hold Your Horses Forget about getting things done. Most work can be done elsewhere. An office is necessary because it allows people to socialize and learn. Over the past few weeks, I've heard
Landlords are Zucked Facebook is one of the largest companies in the world. It employs 45,000 people. Yesterday, CEO Mark Zuckerberg shared his views on the company's future: Over the next 5-10
