Rethinking with Dror Poleg

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. The text version of this article is available here: https://rethinking.re/blog/housing-makes-you-racist-tech-can-help/

Disrupted Cities & The Urbanizer's Dilemma

Cities are trying to out-internet the internet. Most of them will fail. The text version of this article is available here: https://rethinking.re/blog/disrupted-cities/

The Office Won't Budge

Demand for workspaces might go up. But it's still bad news for most landlords. Here's why.  The text version of this piece, including some graphics and charts is available here: https://www.rethinking.re/blog/the-office-wont-budge/ [https://www.rethinking.re/blog/the-office-wont-budge/]

Greg Lindsay on The Future of Cities, Millennial Suburbs, 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 things urban. Greg is the director of applied research at NewCities and director of strategy at its mobility offshoot CoMotion. He is also a partner at FutureMap, a geo-strategic advisory firm based in Singapore, a non-resident senior fellow of The Atlantic Council's Foresight, Strategy, and Risks Initiative. On July 14-16, Greg and NewCities are hosting New Housing Solutions LIVE, a free, virtual housing conference. The conference will include special sessions on technology and design, Millennials' "missing middle" housing, the future of the suburbs, and more. Register here: https://events.bizzabo.com/new-housing-solutions-live [https://events.bizzabo.com/new-housing-solutions-live] A summary transcript of this podcast is available on https://rethinking.re/blog/ [https://rethinking.re/blog/] Also check out "Inoculating the Planet [https://vimeo.com/431267546/4188321669]," Greg's recent talk on the post-COVID trajectory of everything.

Living on the Tail

The distribution of people in offices, homes, and cities will be governed by the rules of of the online world. The consequences are disturbing. The text version of this article is available on: https://rethinking.re/blog/living-on-the-tail/ [https://rethinking.re/blog/living-on-the-tail/] If you enjoyed it, please subscribe and share it with your friends: https://rethinking.re/subscribe/ [https://rethinking.re/subscribe/] __ Rethinking is a newsletter and podcast about the future of cities and the intersection of the digital and physical worlds. It is written and produced by Dror Poleg.