Transformation lessons from designing next gen cities with Ruben Vela and Matt Waldman

Show Notes

I spoke with Matthew Waldman (Founder, San-Q, and Professor Keio Graduate School of Design) and Ruben Fernandez Vela (Senior Researcher, Samcara research lab) on transformation and innovation lessons from designing next-gen cities.

This was a fascinating chat, and much of the ideas we discussed could very easily be extrapolated for firms, in-house teams, indeed any business.

Here are three things I took away:

1. Planning for obsolescence and avoiding in-action
2. Balancing decision making and privacy
3. Fostering innovation is simple

Other resources mentioned during the episode

• Samcara circular design lab
• San-Q consultancy
• Professor Matthew Waldman on LinkedIn 
• Ruben Vela on LinkedIn
• Laying the foundation for Smart Cities
• What's fueling the smart city backlash?
• Carlos Moreno talks about the 15-minute city
• Beyond Tech - The True Meaning of a Smart City

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