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Vladimir Antonov

After Investing In A Local Services Startup, Google Turns Around And Builds A Competito... - 1 views

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Technology Clash of Titans Economy centralization Big Data Digital Monopoly No Middle Man

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  • Google is working to create a new product in the home services market
  • Calif.-based technology giant is working on an offering through its ads team that will allow customers to connect with roofers and repairmen and put it in direct competition with Thumbtack and Amazon.com
  • As Buzzfeed reported, there will likely be some integration with Google Ad Words, which will likely create targeted ads for users searching for certain services that will allow them to receive direct quotes.
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  • This isn’t the first time that Google’s investing has created a possible conflict of interest. In February, Bloomberg Businessweek reported that Google was developing an Uber competitor in anticipation of the launch of its self-driving cars. The search company, through its venture capital arm Google Ventures, had previously invested $258 million in the ride-sharing service in Aug. 2013, with Google chief legal officer David Drummond taking an Uber board seat
  • Google is extremely wary of the expansion of the vertically-integrated tech giants into other spaces, said sources, and it’s not staying still with Amazon announcing its entry into a local services market that some experts estimate does more than $400 billion in business every year.
  • Vladimir Antonov on 12 Feb 16
     
    Big tech companies expansion // to be added to the 'clash of giants' trend
alexbelov

Stae wants to prepare cities for the future | TechCrunch - 0 views

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Technology economy city

shared by alexbelov on 05 Apr 16 - No Cached
  • innovation is coming from private companies. These companies are starting to have better insights about how a city works compared to local governments.
  • Cities should be collecting all the data these companies are generating — Airbnb, Uber, drone delivery, Google self-driving cars. You can run analytics and look at the efficiency of the city
  • The startup is building a platform so that all the companies can send their data to this platform using an API approach.
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  • Stae is starting with a compliance and payment platform for the sharing economy. Stae wants to create an API that would let Airbnb seamlessly pay (for example) $.75 to the city for a one night stay
  • Boston is the first partner city to test the platform.
  • alexbelov on 05 Apr 16
     
    A NY startup is trying to build a platform that would collect data generated by a city to make the city smarter. The accumulated information will be used for making management decisions data-driven. They will start with providing payment platform to collect local taxes from cervices like Airbnb and Uber. The first city to take part in this experiment is Boston.
Maria Gurova

Президент России - 2 views

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Theatrical Economy Political Protectionism content production State Funding Infrustructure Development Local vs global content Local is King

shared by Maria Gurova on 01 Jun 16 - No Cached
  • В 2012 году доля российского кино [в прокате] составляла 16 процентов. Нам удалось за три года поднять её до 18 процентов
  • Это ключевой показатель эффективности отрасли. Наша цель, которую мы ставим на 2018 год, – это 25 процентов.
  • Например, ночь кино. С этого года это бесплатный показ российских кинофильмов на улицах, площадях и в парках, которые мы будем осуществлять для населения. Например, Дворцовая площадь во время Экономического форума [в Санкт-Петербурге] – несколько дней показа российского кино в живом сопровождении оркестра Мариинского театра
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  • В мае «Ленфильм» откроет свои новые производственные цеха и павильоны.
  • В конце года «Союзмультфильм» наконец‑то обретёт собственное здание, свои производственные мощности рядом с Останкино.
  • запустили программу государственных дотаций при открытии современных кинозалов, которые могут показывать премьеры, в малых городах с населением меньше 100 тысяч. Всего планируем 512 новых, современных кинозалов. В этих кинозалах в течение трёх лет будет установлена российская доля – 50 процентов
  • На эти цели в общей сложности в Фонд кино мы выделили 2,5 миллиарда рублей.
  • Удивительно, но цирки простаивают между представлениями. Там будет, соответственно, показываться 100 процентов детского кино.
  • – установили минимальную фиксированную квоту на поддержку детского кино, оно у нас было забыто в последние годы, и анимационного. В общей сложности 25 процентов.
  • Мы решили вместе с телеканалами поддерживать те сериалы, которые самим телеканалам делать невыгодно: классика литературы или дорогие исторические сериалы. Первые примеры нашего совместного производства, телеканалов и Минкультуры, – «Тихий Дон», «Бесы» по Достоевскому, «Молодая гвардия» Фадеева, «Екатерина Великая».
  • сделали список из ста лучших фильмов, которые нужно показывать нашим детям. Эти фильмы очистили от авторских прав, разместили их на сайте культура.рф, нашем портале, в бесплатном доступе, на сайте Минобрнауки
  • мы придумали, что эти фильмы будут показываться в кинотеатрах, то есть детей туда будут водить бесплатно, и кинотеатры такую свою социальную функцию выполняют. Плюс к этому они сделали короткие, по 10–15 минут лекции перед каждым фильмом, о чём и как делалось это советское кино
Ekaterina Movchan

Huge reserves of freshwater lie beneath the ocean floor - 0 views

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  • Ekaterina Movchan on 09 Feb 14
     
    Scientists in Australia have reported the discovery of huge freshwater reserves preserved in aquifers under the world's oceans. The water has remained shielded from seawater thanks to the accumulation of a protective layer of sediment and clay. And it's not a local phenomenon. Such reserves are to be found under continental shelves off Australia, China, North America and South Africa.Scientists in Australia have reported the discovery of huge freshwater reserves preserved in aquifers under the world's oceans. The water has remained shielded from seawater thanks to the accumulation of a protective layer of sediment and clay. And it's not a local phenomenon. Such reserves are to be found under continental shelves off Australia, China, North America and South Africa.
Maria Gurova

3 | This Is What It Looks Like When A School Becomes A Community Hub | Co.Exist | ideas... - 0 views

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social community public spaces CIS

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  • collaboration of architecture and design firms consisting of MKThink, Concordia, and DSK are creating what the developers call "a full service community, where the school district and city work cooperatively to improve access to learning and opportunities to all members of the community through a highly coordinated City/School partnership.”
  • The local community contributed heavily to the school design. "I’ve been doing this for 30 years, and there’s never been a project that I’m aware of that has required and gone through such an open and transparent communication process with the community,"
  • The design team drew inspiration for its "school as the center of community" project from the Harlem Children’s Zone (HCZ)
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  • education programs for residents of all ages--an attempt to create a healthy environment for local kids
alexbelov

Micromanufacturing the future | TechCrunch - 1 views

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Technology production micromanufacturing JIT ondemand

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  • Micromanufacturing is the manufacturing of products in small quantities using small manufacturing facilities
  • In a perfect positive feedback loop that invariably forms around emerging technologies, SMT machines, reflow ovens and other necessary components of electronic board production will become smaller and cheaper, then cheaper still as they get even smaller.
  • Digikey is like Amazon and Wikipedia rolled into one
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  • Digikey is a vast store of virtually anything and everything that goes on printed circuit boards, from humble resistors to mighty CPUs
  • Digikey also provides technical data and marketing materials for everything they offer
  • most components can now be ordered in reels, even if the order quantity is very small
  • The idea is to allow manufacturers to create parts delivery schedules and thus achieve that coveted just-in-time production.
  • Extrapolating into the future, I see a world where compact SMT machines automatically order electronic parts from Digikey.
  • This budding movement to bring the manufacturing back home is not restricted to America alone. Across the globe in Russia, the government has started to eliminate tariffs on electronic components and simultaneously created significant barriers to using imported goods in government projects. The trend is clear, and countries big and small are beginning to follow suit.
  • alexbelov on 05 Apr 16
     
    On-demand component-based production becomes available to consumers. A trend of micro-factories is starting to take off. Just-in-time manufacturing will be a local and niche business. It should allow countries to return goods manufacturing back home from China and other off-shore locations.
alexkozh

Future scenarios for the TV and video industry (strategic foresight by Deloitte) - 1 views

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'Video watching' 'OTT platforms' Entertainment Content Distribution

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  • alexkozh on 15 Apr 19
     
    Four possible scenarios of video industry: 1) Universal supermarket (few digital platforms with 100% content, AI based special selections for users), 2) Content endgame (content owners withdraw content from plarforms, develop D2C approach), 3) Revenge of the broadcasters (media holdings win their shares by partnerships with telecpms and offering local content, global content exist on digital platforms), 4) Lost in diversity (multiple content creators, multiple content distributors
Oleg Batluk

Retail Asia Expo 2016 - Brand-New Internet Retailing Expo Introduces Cutting-Edge Techn... - 0 views

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CIS social AR digital retail

shared by Oleg Batluk on 01 Jun 16 - No Cached
  • The Expo will bring the latest and finest products, solutions and strategies to feed retailers' hunger for impressing their customers and expanding their online territories
  • internet retailing business
  • Augment Paris HQ
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  • Imagine the needs and benefits of visiting a local physical retail store being replaced by AR. Even more accurately, it aims to improve and bring a brand-new shopping experience to consumers by using a digital model of a product to simulate its existence in everyday reality
  • The Alibaba Group, one of the world's biggest online commerce companies, will be participating in RAE's brand new feature: the Internet Retailing Theatre
Maria Gurova

В Сочи появится международный кинофестиваль: Кино: Культура: Lenta.ru - 2 views

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Theatrical Local vs global content content production Political Economy

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  • Первый Сочинский международный кинофестиваль пройдет в декабре 2016-го. Презентация киносмотра прошла в Российском павильоне на Каннском фестивале
  • Организаторами фестиваля станут поэт и сценарист Любовь Балагова, а также режиссер и продюсер Мохи Кандур. Международными партнерами нового киносмотра выступают Британский киноинститут (BFI) и лондонский Raindance Film Festival
  • По словам организаторов, для проведения мероприятия будут задействованы объекты, построенные к Олимпийским играм 2014 года в Сочи. У киносмотра будет несколько конкурсных программ, включая секции короткометражного и документального кино.
Maria Gurova

Российские мультсериалы начнут показывать в кинотеатрах - 1 views

www.kinometro.ru/...Multserialy_pokazhut_v_kino

KE entertainment CIS Theatrical local animation Fortress Market Economy Protectionism

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  • Этой весной российские кинотеатры начнут показывать мультсериалы. Об этом с киносетями договорились детский канал «Мульт» и компания «Центральное телевидение»
  • Первыми будут показаны «Маша и Медведь», «Фиксики», «Белка и Стрелка», «Паровозов», «Летающие звери»
  • Это будут короткие сеансы по 45 минут из нескольких серий мультфильмов. Сборники будут обновляться два раза в месяц,
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  • Производитель мультсериала получит лишь около 30% собранной кинотеатрами кассы, остальное распределяется между самими кинотеатрами и прокатчиком. Привлечь зрителей в кинотеатры на мультфильмы, которые показывают на общедоступных каналах и в интернете, будет сложно. Но проект необходим с точки зрения продвижения бренда».
Maria Gurova

ВЕДОМОСТИ - Государство заплатит кинотеатрам за показ русского кино - 2 views

www.vedomosti.ru/...inoteatram-pokaz-russkogo-kino

Theatrical State Funding Economy Political Infrustructure Development Large Adressable Market cinema local vs global content content production

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  • Государство выделит 2,2 млрд руб. до конца 2016 г. на обустройство кинозалов в малых городах с населением до 100 000 человек, сообщил министр культуры Владимир Мединский
  • Сейчас в малых городах работает около 500 кинозалов, рассказал Мединский. Он рассчитывает, что государственные субсидии помогут удвоить это количество
  • Это безвозвратные деньги, они могут быть потрачены на закупку, транспортировку и установку оборудования для кинозалов (экран, проекторы, кресла и т. д.), но не на ремонт или строительство; на каждый зал может быть потрачено не более 5 млн руб
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  • кинотеатры в течение трех лет должны отдавать под русское кино не менее 50% сеансов в среднем за квартал. По данным Фонда кино, за первые девять месяцев года все российские кинотеатры отдали под русские фильмы около 19% своих сеансов, в том числе крупные сети – около 18%.
  • По данным Фонда кино, в городах с населением менее 100 000 человек работает 707 залов. Если исключить из них кинотеатры в подмосковных городах, то в малых региональных городах открыто около 600 залов
  • Это около 15% от всех современных кинозалов в стране.
  • на 100 000 жителей России приходится менее трех кинозалов, это 42-й результат среди всех стран мира.
  • За первые девять месяцев этого года жители России и СНГ (без учета Украины) потратили на билеты в кино 36,5 млрд руб., и 16,8% из этой суммы – на российские фильмы
  • В итоге Фонду кино этой осенью удалось договориться с несколькими крупными киносетями («Люксор», «Пять звезд», «Киномакс», «Премьер-зал» и «Мираж синема») о том, что последние приложат максимальные усилия для увеличения доли русских сеансов в своих залах в следующем году до 20%
Maria Gurova

ВЕДОМОСТИ - У российских мультипликаторов есть шанс получить налоговые льготы - 1 views

www.vedomosti.ru/...shans-poluchit-nalogovie-lgoti

Political Economy entertainment kids Protectionism Local is King All things Russian animation tax regulation DCP Licensing

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  • Российский премьер-министр Дмитрий Медведев предварительно одобрил идею введения налоговых льгот для российских компаний, которые создают мультфильмы
  • Мультипликационные компании очень похожи по своей сути на разработчиков программного обеспечения
  • По словам Попова, идея с налоговыми льготами для мультипликаторов в целом и с возможной пропиской в «Сколково» в частности предварительно обсуждалась на совещании в Минэкономразвития, чиновники которого идею поддержали
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  • Российские мультсериалы сейчас транслируются на телеканалах 25 стран
  • По оценке Ассоциации анимационного кино, доля отечественных мультипликационных брендов на рынке лицензионных товаров за последние два года выросла с 7–8 до 15–19%, полнометражные фильмы увеличили долю в национальном кинопрокате в 1,3 раза, а в мировом топ-100 видеороликов YouTube сейчас пять российских мультфильмов
  • Maria Gurova on 18 Feb 16
     
    Отечественные производители анимации, возможно, получат налоговые послабления, что позволит индустрии развиваться быстрее
Maria Gurova

How to Approach the Generation Gap in the Workplace - The New York Times - 0 views

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Social Workforce HR trends wisdom of the elders generation gap authority age bias respect openness

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  • A generation gap is widening in the workplace. As baby boomers (ages 51 to 69 or so) express reluctance about retiring, so-called millennials (roughly ages 18 to 34) have become the single largest demographic in the American labor force. Because of this, more older workers have found themselves being hired and managed by people much younger than they are
  • Robert Goldfarb, 85, a working management consultant. “The moment I enter the office of a prospective client, there’s an elephant in the room,” he wrote. “My age.”
  • I doubt anyone will be surprised to hear that many readers emphasized staying current with technology. Many also pointed out that this is easier to do than ever: From instructional YouTube videos to courses at your local library, the resources are endless.
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  • And if they don’t want to work with you because you’re ‘too old,’ perhaps you don’t want to work with them either,” she said.
  • Maria Gurova on 03 Apr 16
     
    The article explores the opposite side of the generation conflict - when older people are hired or happen to work for bosses twice younger then themselves. The set of good advices on how to apply your experience and wisdom in the organizations ruled by 30-somethings 
Ekaterina Nurieva

Russia seeks skilled workers, tweaks migration laws - 1 views

http://rbth.ru/politics/2013/08/05/russia_seeks_skilled_workers_tweaks_migration_laws_28659.html

3.5 million illegal foreign workers in Russia; Vacancies will be offered to local residents during the first month all Russians second and only after that foreigners;Before they were either fined or deported; now both penalties apply social Political

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Maria Gurova

The Climate Change Real Estate Boom Is Coming | Co.Exist: World changing ideas and inno... - 0 views

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climate change environment big cities population migration real estate

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  • whole countries such as Mauritius and Tuvalu will need to evacuate due to rising sea levels. But while coastlines in much of the world may suffer, climate change will be a positive development in some areas. Specifically, Canada; northern Europe; Russia; Alaska; Patagonia, Argentina; and southern Africa may all experience real estate booms.
  • Continuing with the New York example, Mayor Michael Bloomberg recently proposed a $20 billion climate change plan for the city.
  • The plan is designed to mitigate damage from another Sandy-sized storm and would drastically change everyday life for New Yorkers, with sharply increased taxes and large construction projects in most seaside neighborhoods.
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  • new cities, which would cater to the “well-heeled,” would be built in places where rising sea levels would actually improve local climates. Rising temperatures and an increase in arable land as a result of climate change is expected to occur in Russia, Canada, Scandinavia, Chile, Argentina, southern Africa, the Great Lakes region
  • cities would also make use of newer technologies. Self-driving cars, for example, will transform living patterns due to convoy features that sharply reduce both commute times and greenhouse gas consumption
Maria Gurova

The future of local government - 0 views

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Social KE public spaces citizenship government kid's health community

shared by Maria Gurova on 29 Jul 13 - No Cached
  • We increasingly live in a world where we don’t have to leave our homes, and when we do, we travel in isolation
  • It is in public space that we encounter a wide variety of people different from ourselves. Public spaces are important because they provide room to negotiate how we will live together in a highly populated environment. Encountering people of different races, classes, ages and abilities on a daily basis has the potential to cultivate a citizenry that is more tolerant of diversit
  • Streets are declining as a form of public space because street life often is perceived – and sometime is – unsafe: thus we frequently retreat indoors, making the streets even less safe
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  • Harford argues that much can be done to make public space safe for children. “I would like to see pedestrian-friendly crossings more frequently on streets. I would like to see the streets be more kid-oriented with wider sidewalks, as well as a more coherent attitude amongst people on the street to be watching out for kids.”
  • in “real life, only from the ordinary adults of the city sidewalks do children learn – if they learn it at all – the first fundamental of successful city life: People must take a modicum of public responsibility for each other even if they have no ties to each other.
  • Ronda Howard, a Vancouver senior city planner, notes that when there are greater incentives for people to walk in their neighbourhoods, there are more eyes on the street: thus the streets become safer.
  • Despite the challenges facing parents raising children in the city, different social networks can augment child involvement in public space. Harford says that strong social ties help increase her son’s autonomy in Vancouver
  • When we actively engage with others who are different from us, we have the opportunity to become more sophisticated and tolerant citizens. When we get to know the diverse members of our communities, we create social networks that make our cities safer and more enjoyable. Public spaces are integral to making this happen. These spaces are an antidote to the inward gaze of individualism. We need to reclaim public space and work to expand its boundaries. It’s time for us to leave the house of the self in the background, and go outside
  • Maria Gurova on 29 Jul 13
     
    how modern public spaces are interconnected with the health and social skills of the future generation. When kids spent less time indoors not only their health become vulnerable, but also their position as future citizens 
Maria Gurova

The Airbnb vs. New York hearing: Lots of yelling, no decisions - 0 views

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Political entrepreneurship shared economy Economy airbnb travel

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  • The City Council's Housing and Buildings Committee heard testimony Tuesday from residents, housing advocates, city officials and companies about the effects of the growing industry on the city.
  • In November 2014, about 15,300 New York City listings were entire homes or apartments representing about 59% of the available listings on the site that month, according to Slee. There were also 9,704 listings for private rooms, and 753 listings for shared rooms. The analysis also showed that 2,764 users were renting out two or more units, which opponents have cited as evidence the service is helping illegal hotels. More than 200 users were renting out five units or more
  • Airbnb is calling for "smart regulation," which it has had success with in cities including Portland, Oregon; San Jose and San Francisco, California; Amsterdam; and Paris. Airbnb collects lodging tax directly from hosts in those cities, and several local governments have passed laws that allow short-term rentals in some form.
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  • Both sides agreed on seemingly only one thing: That a discussion and regulation of short-term rentals in New York City is overdue.
Vladimir Antonov

China bought nearly half of the world's luxury goods last year - 0 views

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Social Economy china

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  • Consumers in China spent $116.8 billion on luxury goods abroad in 2015
  • This translates to 46% of the global volume of high-end goods, which includes branded leather goods, cosmetics and electronics, according to consultants at Beijing-based Fortune Character Group, which derived these figures from the revenues of some 20,000 brands.
  • The government says that 120 million Chinese tourists — just about 1% of the population — went overseas in 2015, and contributed to 12% of global spending on their holidays.
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  • Many Chinese buyers are keen to make their high-end purchases overseas because luxury goods imported into China are priced at a premium, in part because of high import tariffs. The China Chamber of International Commerce found last year that high-end goods were priced at up to 68% higher in China compared to prices in the U.S. and Europe.
  • This has resulted in many overseas brands shutting their mainland stores, such as French fashion house Louis Vuitton, which closed stores in Guangzhou, Harbin and Urumqi last year. Other luxury goods brands such as Burberry, Hermes, Armani and Prada also shut outlets in China over the past two years.
  • Some brands remain bullish on China, however. Apple, for one, has been aggressively expanding in the country in the past year, and has set a goal to have 40 stores in Greater China by mid-2016
  • Domestic retail has been growing as an economic driver for the country, as the economy faces its slowest growth rate in two decades. Consumption contributed to 66.4% of GDP in 2015, up 15.4% from 2014.
  • Vladimir Antonov on 15 Feb 16
     
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  • As more people move into cities, natural resources decline, climate change heats up, and the "sharing economy" continues to pick up steam, our notions of family will continue to shift.
  • five different types of families of the future: the Multi-Gens, the Silver Linings, Ruralites, the Tandem Tribe, and Modular Movers. The firm also work out how different brands might service each family type
  • The Multi-Gens are exactly what they sound like--multiple generations of families living together.
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  • with a "cloud-based family hub" that allows family members to divvy up chores and financial transactions
  • the local Marks & Spencer department store (this is the U.K., after all) has been converted into a combination cafe, store that both shares and rents items, and maker-space outfitted with the requisite 3-D printer
  • The Silver Linings families live in community-centric villages for active older people that offer amenities like yoga and fitness classes
  • The Ruralites are families living in rural areas that live at the cutting edge of technology--using 3-D printers to get replacement parts for household items and "video walls" to communicate with friends and family
  • Dragon Rouge refers to single parents sharing a family home as members of the Tandem Tribe. In this vision, energy and resources are tracked individually and a larger micro-community offers shared resources, including tools and vehicles.
  • Finally, there are the Modular Movers--professionals who hop from one megacity to the other, exploring the world while they work and opting to walk and use bikes whenever possible. Like some of the other family types, this group relies on shared resources and subscription plans.
  • Maria Gurova on 04 Dec 13
     
    what would families look like in 20 years
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