In this second blogpost on the future of cities, we look at the impacts of new technology. The application of technology to city development often goes by the name of…
Category: Technology
What becomes of the CBD?
As I get closer to retirement, I reflect on the time spent over the past 45 years in offices. This is especially relevant as the pandemic has led us to…
Has the pandemic really affected the drivers of change?
We and many others have reflected on possible scenarios for the post-pandemic future, often using a scenario cross methodology. We thought it would also be valuable to look at how…
IoT and Industry 4.0 Online Conference 16th June 2020
Dickson Ross, the Editor-in-Chief of Engineering and Technology magazine, introduced the conference He pointed out that although IoT is real and growing rapidly, it can be difficult to explain the…
New Scientist Live 2019 - a Review
After spending two full days at this year’s event, I was reminded of a quote from Mark Stevenson’s 2011 book (Stevenson, Mark, “An Optimist’s Guide to the Future”, Profile Books,…
Climate emergency – energy generation
In previous posts we’ve looked at the impacts of global heating assuming we don’t do enough to mitigate it. We’re now going to look at some of the technological solutions, first…