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Last Rush Hour

On the decentralization of knowledge work in the 21st century

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Decentralized Knowledge Work: Transforming Organizational Management, Culture
The economics of office presence
Buildings and bureaus: RTO isn’t only about trust and control
Redefining office space use in the post CCO era
No assembly required
Future shock and past snapback
The terms “flex” “hybrid” and “remote” represent evolution of knowledge work
From workplace to gathering place
An emerging — and dubious — tradeoff: Making CCOs destinations worth the drive. An emerging — and dubious — tradeoff: Making CCOs destinations worth the drive.
It’s now longer about whether to CCO or not. New model of knowledge work needed.
Distance isn’t quite dead. It’s being defined and justified. And it remains a burden.
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Month: November 2015

Conversation with Future Work authors Alison Maitland and Peter Thomson

Last Rush Hour author Fred Pilot interviews Alison Maitland and Peter Thomson, authors of Future Work: Changing Organizational Culture for…

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by Frederick Pilot
November 30, 2015

We can’t build ourselves out of the rush hour

A new policy brief by the National Center for Sustainable Transportation once again highlights the futility of expanding road capacity…

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by Frederick Pilot
November 28, 2015

The Office Space Isn’t Dead, It’s Making A Comeback | Jacob Morgan | LinkedIn

The office space is far from dead, it’s re-emerging, in fact a recent report from commercial real estate company CBRE…

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by Frederick Pilot
November 26, 2015

Is your economic development opportunity commuting out of town EVERYDAY? | Michael Shear | LinkedIn

We know there is a huge cost to getting people to work everyday: to the individual, the community and, to…

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by Frederick Pilot
November 24, 2015

How Silicon Valley Made Big City Housing The Cause of and Solution To Inequality (In 9 Visuals) | Gregory Ferenstein | LinkedIn

The alternative (California’s current solution) is commuting, as tech companies and their tens of thousands of employees are scattered throughout…

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by Frederick Pilot
November 23, 2015

BOE headquarters: Falling plaster, shattered glass, even bats Capitol Weekly | Capitol Weekly | Capitol Weekly: The Newspaper of California State Government and Politics.

To the passer-by, the tower at 450 N Street is a downtown landmark, soaring assertively 24 stories into the Sacramento…

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by Frederick Pilot
November 17, 2015

Life ‘inside the box’: A Google engineer’s home in a truck at company headquarters – The Washington Post

As his tagline goes, “home is where you park it.” Source: Life ‘inside the box’: A Google engineer’s home in…

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by Frederick Pilot
November 17, 2015

Telecom infrastructure deficits spur unnecessary commuting

Priscilla Sodums, who works as a field representative for the Census Bureau, dealing with a lack of broadband at home…

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by Frederick Pilot
November 16, 2015

No elbow room anymore on Sacramento roads | The Sacramento Bee

With the recession over, Sacramento-area freeways and roads are crowded again. Some say more than ever. Source: No elbow room…

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by Frederick Pilot
November 15, 2015

Millennials can’t afford O.C. homes and would do well to look to the Inland Empire, study says – The Orange County Register

Buying an Orange County home would be “a bad idea” financially for most millennials, while commuting from the Inland Empire…

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by Frederick Pilot
November 13, 2015

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