Society & Planet » Future of Cities
How can leaders build communities that both optimize the well-being of residents and make positive contributions to the planet?
New York and Miami, Dubai and Cairo, the Bay Area and Austin. Pandemic-era migrations have created strong new connections between cities — and companies need to update their location strategy to keep up.
As migration accelerates and work is decoupled from place, cities must recruit for the economy they want, not the economy they have.
The time to act is now: We predict that the pillars of the global economy will coalesce around nations and cities that deliberately guide policy toward attracting and retaining top talent.
The metaverse isn’t the end of cities. It should be seen as a complement to the physical world, and companies should develop their location strategies to maximize the potential of both the megacities and the new opportunities presented by the metaverse.
Cities that forge trust with their residents are on the right track to a sustainable future. What does it take?
Mass transit and private cars have long-served different needs in the urban mobility landscape. But neither is working effectively in many cities.
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