Futures /Cut
By Richard Pickering
A personal view of the evolving role of real estate in a world of technological, social and business change. By Richard Pickering, Head of Innovation, EMEA at Cushman & Wakefield.
Futures /CutMar 10, 2021
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Futures /Cut - Sustainable Cities
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
Feb 01, 202322:20
Futures /Cut - A Vision for Cities in 2040
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
Nov 01, 202221:57
Futures /Cut - Predicting the Future
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
Oct 04, 202220:09
Futures /Cut - Time & Space
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.
Apr 28, 202220:13
Futures /Cut - Healthy Cities
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?
Apr 06, 202219:05
Futures /Cut - Keeping Up With The Joneses
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?
Mar 09, 202215:35
Futures /Cut - The Power of Difference
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.
Feb 15, 202212:08
Futures /Cut - Working 9 to 5
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?
Feb 01, 202210:43
Futures /Cut - 2020s - 1960s -1880s
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.
Jan 19, 202211:15
Futures /Cut - Reigniting Offices: Tackling the Root of the Problem
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.
Aug 04, 202114:28
Futures /Cut - Coopetition: Making Friends with your Enemies
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.
Jul 21, 202110:46
Futures /Cut - Hybrid Reality
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.
Jul 07, 202112:02
Futures /Cut - Hybrid Living
Hybrid working also means hybrid living. Is this a path paved with productivity and freedoms? Or are we only starting to understand the complexities?
Jun 23, 202111:36
Futures /Cut - Culture Conundrums
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.
May 19, 202112:11
Futures /Cut - The end of population growth?
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...?
May 06, 202112:52
Futures /Cut - The game theory of remote working
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?
Apr 21, 202113:44
Futures /Cut - Vanishing Value: the risk of ignored obsolescence
Is obsolescence a deliberately ignored risk for real estate? The full extent of the problem might soon be revealed.
Mar 24, 202112:06
Futures /Cut - A fork in the path: fulfilment and function
‘Experience’ is the laziest, most overused word in real estate. The future of real estate is about function and fulfilment - increasingly separately.
Mar 10, 202112:05