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Making the Most of your RTO commute
Except for a few CEOs, no one is looking forward to a forced return to office (RTO). Data suggests that expected benefits and actual impact are likely to be very different. Whether you are drinking the Kool-Aid or just going along until you find something better, you...
Relationship Equity
The future of workplaces is going to change the relationship that people have with a particular location. The modern office is an outgrowth of the modern factory. That no longer works, the new model will be closer to that of a hotel and its guests. Relationship equity...
Embracing Your Town’s Fictional History
Cities like Boston, Rome, Philadelphia, and Paris all have rich histories. Even small towns have some historical significance that some small niche of the world's population may find interesting. Shirley Massachusetts has a museum that is partially devoted to my...
Support Your Local Business
Online shopping was already changing the local landscape even before the pandemic. As remote work changed our traffic patterns and where people were daily, the ecosystems in both cities and towns changed dramatically. Many city businesses revolved around the care and...
I am Spartacus
In 1960, Stanley Kubrick gave us the classic movie Spartacus (4 Academy Awards). If you haven't seen the film, it's the true (mostly) story of a gladiator and slave in Roman times. We don't have a lot of specifics about Spartacus himself from the historical record,...
The Other Tax – Coordination
Coordination tax refers to the additional time, effort, and resources required to manage and synchronize work among team Coordination tax refers to the additional time, effort, and resources required to manage and synchronize work among team members who are not...
