From autonomous vehicles to serverless architectures, we dive deep into the innards of emerging technologies to identify disruptions before they happen.
This gives those who care about cities—be they residents, government agencies, or socially-conscious companies—the power to choose which innovations we encourage and which we hold back.
Last June, we struggled to find a space to talk about the future of autonomous vehicles amidst so many urgent and important conversations. But one opportunity, the BBC’s remarkable Rethink podcast, arrived on our doorstep in early July.
There’s a nice writeup of Ghost Road by one of my favorite business writers, James Surowiecki, in this year’s list of best books on technology and innovation in Strategy + Business, the PwC magazine.
As part of a larger effort to reset the global conversation about technology platforms and power, we developed a set of three scenarios that explore how consumer cooperatives, maker collectives, and national postal systems can rewrite the future of last mile delivery systems as a tool for wealth development rather than wealth extraction.
We gather the right team for every project. Our collaborators hail from diverse geographies and disciplines.
We typically only take on a single project at a time. That means if we’re working with you, we’re focused exclusively on you.
We put people before profits. That isn’t always easy, and sometimes means we lose business. But we’ll try to change your point of view first.
We don’t just talk about urban technology. We code, design space, prototype hardware, write charters, and build networks.
We’ve worked throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa. We’re coming for you next, Australia.
We literally wrote the book on smart cities. We’re still here because we know what works, and what’s just hype.