MOBILE CAPITAL+ THE PLACE OF WORK 9.13.14 ANNE GATLING HAYNES Mobility creates flux, and that drives energy and human collisions. The result is vibrancy, entrepreneurship and economic energy, or lack thereof. Mobility is the economic social network that matters.”
Mobile Capital and the Place of Work
Nov 18, 2014
Anne Haynes, Director of Transformative Development at MassDevelopment, discusses the intersection of mobility, networks, entrepreneurship, trends in the collaborative economy, and the implications for the workplace. From "After the Mobility Revolution: Rethinking the Future of Our American City", September 13, 2014.
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MOBILE CAPITAL+ THE PLACE OF WORK9.13.14 ANNE GATLING HAYNES
Mobility creates flux, and that drives energy and human collisions. The result is vibrancy, entrepreneurship and economic energy, or lack thereof. Mobility is the economic social network that matters.”
Paul Kedrosky “migration in America, Vibrant Flux,” Forbes 2011
CONNECTIVE DEVELOPMENT
big-M and little-m Mobility: The increasing flow of people and money between and across cities
mobility: Within cities, the changing patterns of people and work will affect land use and development
WHAT ARE LARGE CORPORATIONS DOING
decreasing footprints, increasing labor distribution, open innovation models & chasing talent and data• (IBM Decreased Footprint by 78m sf, 40-45% workforce is mobile, saving 5m gal fuel)• (2006, P&G 35% new products emerged outside of corporate walls)• (R&D centers for IBM, Microsoft, Autodesk)
Fried, Remote: Office not Required, 2013; original research
WHAT ARE SMALL CORPORATIONS DOING
attracted to places with specialized talent pools • (37 Signals distributed workplace & Remote) • (Seeding collaborative workspaces)
formalizing partnerships with larger corporations and each other • (Significant Increase in Corporate Venture Capital funds) • (partnerships & joining forces, not merging)
WHAT ARE PEOPLE DOING
finding great places to live• (increasing urbanization, growing populations in smaller cities)• (minimizing commute times and increased civic engagement)
super commuting• (1.15m workers from 10 large metro areas are super long distance commuting)• (increase of multi-state tax returns)
business & civic DIY• (increase of the freelancer/solopreneur economy—projected to 40% by 2020)• (buying direct in new intermediary market places and through the web)• (occupy, spontaneous placemaking, pothole reporting, hacking events)
PEOPLE PLACES : NEW MARKETS
WHAT DOES A COLLABORATIVE ECONOMY LOOK LIKE?
Blurring Life/Work/Learn• (Makerspaces, Retail ‘Experience Centers’, 24/7 global work clock, MOOCs)• (Apts as startup offices in Kendall Square, Jellies, & Social Networking hubs)
Blurring public/private • (CIA Crowdsourcing)• (Hacking & Open Data/ Open Gov)• (Project Finance, DIF/TIF, PPPs)
Collaborative Workspaces• (Doubling every year, makerspaces in libraries, sharing economy to kitchens, labs &
production, government?? )• (Gov’t support for growth of new models)
ECONOMIC SYSTEM : INFORMATION & COLLABORATION
© 2013 Anne Gatling Haynes
IT’S HERE NOW
WHAT DOES A COLLABORATIVE SYSTEM LOOK LIKE?
Open Government • (Data as currency, chasing data)• (Shared infrastructure, assets, expertise)
Open Borders • (Increased fluidity & mobility)
Land /Building Redistribution • (Resiliency prompted fragmentation: Infrastructure, assets, wealth)• (Large corporations & big box retail into urban centers)• (Amazon Corporate Headquarters, Target City, La Jeune Rue)
© 2014 Anne Gatling Haynes
NOW + FUTURE
Mobility Equity: ensuring access to systems
Revenue: Changes to corporate & property tax collection and distrubtion
Places::limited redevelopment resources, infrastructure costs and regulation
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