The topics of 'the future' and sustainability are inextricably linked.  At a city level the picture of sustainability is much more complex than it is for assets. In this 20 min podcast I set out a summary of the major discussion points and ask whether there is hope for our future cities. Visit our Future of Cities Lab here>> https://www.cushmanwakefield.com/en/united-kingdom/insights/future-of-cities

How will cities evolve on the pathway to 2040? In today's episode, I set out how and why cities will change, and introduce our vision for future. 

I've included a 5-min video link to our 2040 vision here: https://tinyurl.com/bdctknfs

You can unpack this in more detail in our Future of Cities Lab, here: https://tinyurl.com/yc5kutju

 

Welcome to the 200th edition of Futures /Cut!   In celebration of this milestone, I cover a subject which has been at the core of this blog/ podcast - which is predicting the future. I consider some tricks and traps for would be futurists, and present the method that we have used to create our 2040 vision for the Future of Cities.

Check it out in the link below. You can find a video setting out the techniques we used to create the vision in the 'Reception' area. Enjoy! 

https://www.cushmanwakefield.com/en/united-kingdom/insights/future-of-cities

The utilisation rates for real estate will be under increased scrutiny in the coming years. What are the barriers to utilisation and how do we sweat our buildings harder? I dive into a series of cutting edge examples and ask what the future might have in store.

Public Health has been top of the agenda for the past 2 years. However, is there a danger of losing sight of the wood for the trees? What learnings can be taken forward into the future of our cities, and what is the role of the built environment in promoting wellness?

Objectively life has been getting better and better for young people. However, scratch beneath the surface and a different story emerges. How will a new slant on ‘keeping up with the Joneses’ impact on cities and real estate?

Everything in the world is becoming the same. However, there is an incredible power to being different. This episode of Futures /Cut unpacks why, and explores four reasons why difference will become more important in real estate.

Although an improvement on the historical context, working 9 to 5 is in fact a terrible way to make a living. Change is on the horizon, but with work patterns having significant impacts on how our cities operate, what might this mean for the future?

Will 2022 be the year we get ‘back to normal’? Not a chance. To find out why, I briefly consider exciting lessons from the past.

If you want workers to come back to your offices and cities, there are obvious win-win solutions that we aren’t talking about enough.

You don’t always have to compete with your competitors. We discuss 3 ways in which the real estate industry can better align in the coming years to deliver greater value for all.

Hybrid working means hybrid living. But that’s only the tip of the iceberg. The future of work is hybrid reality, and it will be here sooner than you expect.

Hybrid working also means hybrid living. Is this a path paved with productivity and freedoms? Or are we only starting to understand the complexities?

There’s no point citing culture as the reason to return to the office, if your culture is boring. Start with culture, then activities, then workplace.

Our economies and real estate markets are predicated on growth, with population growth playing a key role in this. What happens if our population were to stop growing? What if this is already happening...?

The bigger threat to the UK office market is not that people might work from home a couple of days per week, but rathe that the people working in UK businesses might no longer be situated in the UK at all. How realistic is this, and what should you do personally?

Is obsolescence a deliberately ignored risk for real estate? The full extent of the problem might soon be revealed.

‘Experience’ is the laziest, most overused word in real estate. The future of real estate is about function and fulfilment - increasingly separately.