Urban Planning

What’s not going to change (in cities) in the next 10 years?

“What’s not going to change in the next 10 years? And I submit to you that that question is actually more important than asking what will change — because you can build a business strategy around the things that are stable in…

Bad Data is Limiting the Potential of Govtech

In the process of conducting several govtech founder interviews, a consistent theme has emerged. Every one of these companies is trying to solve a problem that originates with bad data. The data is either (a) not accessible at all, (b) accessible but…

The Fallacy of Urban Planning

Long-range planning. Long-term vision. Planned serendipity. The value proposition(s) of most professional urban planners. It’s flawed logic. Fool’s gold.

The greatest cities and places in the world are not a result of planned serendipity. They are a…

Where Did the Jobs Go?

I think we can all agree on one thing; what can be automated will be automated. In fact, we all benefit a great deal…