Distance isn’t quite dead. It’s being defined and justified. And it remains a burden.
In her book The Death of Distance: How the Communications Revolution Is Changing our Lives, (Rev. 2001) Frances Cairncross posited…
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Pandemic rapidly accelerated virtualization, decentralization of knowledge work
The viral pandemic that closed down centralized commuter offices (CCOs) in the first quarter of this year accelerated a trend…
Zillow survey suggests housing preferences could be upended in a post-pandemic America, leading to major questions about the future of dense metro cores
SEATTLE, May 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Where people choose to live has traditionally been tied to where they work, a…
Pandemic previews, hastens arrival of the last rush hour
The social distancing brought on by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic offers a preview of the benefit of decentralizing knowledge work and…
5 reasons why ‘no office’ is better than ‘some office’ | Paul Miller | LinkedIn
Two weeks ago I was given a tour around the iconic new London headquarters of a large financial services company….
Conversation with Kate Lister, President, Global Workplace Analytics
Global Workplace Analytics conducts independent research and consults on emerging workplace issues and opportunities, specializing in making the management case…
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…
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…
It’s official: Working from home is the worst
“If it’s just about you banging out emails or writing a report, sure, you can do that wherever,” Waber said….