How to Design Inclusive Futures for Last Mile Delivery

In the spring of 2020, we began working with Julia Powles, Bianca Wylie, and the team at Minderoo Foundation as part of a larger effort to reset the global conversation about technology platforms and power. Almost as soon as we…

Planning A Blue Economy Innovation Cluster

The oceans are at once an e xploited and under-developed resource, a mysterious territory put to use with the most primitive of technologies. As part of our growing partnership with Boston-based bluetech startup platform SeaAhead, we worked with the University…

What Comes After Resilience?

Over the last decade, resilience has emerged as an important movement in urban planning, and New York City’s multiple disasters and crises—from September 11 to Superstorm Sandy—have raised awareness in one of the world’s economic, media and cultural hubs. But…

The History and Future of Urban Sharing

In this interview, produced by Esquire UK for the launch of the Hyundai IONIQ Electric, we explore how urban sharing has shaped cities and how technology will create new opportunities in the near future.

Are Smart Cities Truly Green?

Most of the world’s population are now city dwellers, and mobile, wireless computers outnumber desktops. In an age of urbanization and technological ubiquity, how is the social compact around environmental degradation, science, and policy and planning shifting? What new challenges…