The document discusses how post-war culture and economics are ending as cities grow faster than suburbs for the first time in 100 years. It argues that a third industrial revolution is beginning, driven by digital technology and urbanization. This is giving rise to "urban villages" with the communal values and practices of villages but within modern cities. The economic advantages of density and new digital behaviors will create radical opportunities for "modern village economies" organized around mission-driven marketplaces, crowd-based platforms, and social software.
5. Transport!
Car culture is dying. !
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For the first time in 50 years, we’ve
seen a steady 2.5% decline in miles
driven / yr over the past 8 years. !
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Public transport, biking, ride
sharing are at the highest ridership
in 60 years. !
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6. Retail!
How we shop is radically
changing. !
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Offline, malls are dying at 10% a
year; and urban experiential!
retail is booming.!
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Online, e-commerce is already at
4% of GDP of the G20 !
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7. Money!
Monetary systems are
being re-written.!
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Like Naspter to music, digital
currencies will upend!
international systems. !
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Peer-to-peer provides real
alternatives to lending and
investing. !
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Cash is no longer king.!
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9. Ownership!
Concept of ownership is
being re-defined.!
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Driven by Gen Y sensibilities, the
sharing economy already
generates $5b+ a yr. !
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Home ownership is at 20 yr lows
and renting is at all time highs. !
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http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21573104-internet-everything-hire-rise-sharing-economy!
10. Services!
“Sacred” public institutions
are being challenged.!
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• Education!
• Public Transport!
• Urban Development!
• Science!
• Healthcare!
• Space!
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Private companies are providing
“public” goods: !
11. Companies!
Economic power is
shifting towards start-
ups, makers & SMBs.!
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Technology and startups
represent largest job and GDP
growth. !
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SMBs account for over 50% of
both GDP and jobs. !
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Makers, including craft &
hardware, are a $50b market.!
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12. Goods!
Consumer preferences
are radically changing. !
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Big box brands are losing favor to
the trends of personalization,
craft, local, artisan, and so on.!
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One category alone, local and
organic food, is a combined $40b
market. !
13. Entertainment!
Media has completely
changed.!
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Media production & consumption
has been turned on its head: !
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Music, News, Movies, TV industries have all
contracted in the past 20 years. !
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Yet there has never been more Music, News,
Movies and TV available to everyone.!
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1. Economic advantage !!
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Whenever a city doubles in size, every measure of economic
activity increases by 15% per capita. !
Cities make us more productive, and life, often better. !
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2. Social instinct !!
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The “suburban era” only represents .001% of our time on earth.!
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Humans grew up in villages, and we are instinctually drawn to !
communal life, practices & values.!
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45. Crowd!
Sourcing money or
information via the crowd.!
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Why now?!
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Mobile & Web penetration!
SMBs & Makers!
Financial inefficiencies!
Global Markets !
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Village Values !
46. Social SaaS!
Community driven, !
low friction !
Software as a Service.!
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Why now?!
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Cloud!
Open Source!
Mobile & Web penetration!
API!
Machine Learning!
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Village Values !
48. Mission!
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Humans seek purpose
and meaning. !
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Employees want to build
towards mission and are
best motivated
intrinsically. !
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Customers are most loyal
when they have a sense a
of belonging. !
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49. Proprietary
Supply !
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There is near infinite
demand on the web for
unique & valuable
product, services or
information.!
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If your good can be found
elsewhere, the web is
hyper efficient at
surfacing alternatives. !
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