The Flow of Urban Life

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The Flow of Urban Life

Urbanization and digitalization are transforming the way we live, work and commute in cities. The Flow of Urban Life is a podcast by KONE that explores how we can innovate to improve urban flow and create smarter, more sustainable cities of tomorrow.

23/05/2024

S2 : EP5 - How will our future cities change architecture?

What will the rapid spread of technology through our living and working environments mean for the architecture of the future? Will all urban builds look space-age futuristic? According to well-known architect Fernando Romero, a growing focus on sustainability means we will continue to repurpose and refurbish legacy architecture while imagining new cityscapes.

24 min
23/05/2024

S2 : EP4 - Green scene: How technology will change our workplaces

With technology advancing so rapidly, it isn’t always easy to imagine the workplace of the future. What we can imagine is that it will be an experience rather than just a destination, says workplace strategist Leeson Medhurst. What will that mean? Imagine VR headsets with gestural interfaces, team meetings in the metaverse, green screen environments and more.

26 min
23/05/2024

S2 : EP3 - What makes urban life worth living?

Can we measure quality of life by based on city infrastructure or are there other yardsticks that people value? Urbanist Kristen Jeffers says that while there are common factors that make urban environments livable for most people, it’s important to be inclusive and to design cities with variations of “humanness” in mind.

25 min
23/05/2024

S2 : EP2 - Is it too late to climate-proof our cities?

With 55% of the world living in urban environments and that number set to grow, it’s clear that climate change will affect our cities. The good news according to climate-resistance specialist Aditya Bahadur, is that there are ways to harness technology, big data and AI to mitigate the most damaging effects of extreme events.

27 min
23/05/2024

S2 : EP1 - How megacity Mumbai keeps people moving

How does a large, sprawling hub like Mumbai ensure that more than 21 million residents can commute to work, school or for leisure? In this episode Additional Commissioner, Ashwini Bhide explains how Mumbai’s metro expansion project will ensure safe, comfortable, and efficient commuting, create opportunities for expanded economic activity and ultimately contribute to women’s participation in the workforce.

25 min
18/05/2022

S1 : EP6 - Inclusive Cities

The next time you leave your house, head to the office, drop your kids off at school or go to the supermarket, ask yourself, do your surroundings help or hinder your day? Everything in our cities has been designed by someone for someone. The question is, has it been designed for you?

31 min
23/03/2022

S1 : EP5 - Smart and Sustainable Cities

Now more than ever, data and smart technology is informing the way we live, work and build. Our capacity to imagine and create better connected, more resilient future cities is rapidly improving. But what does this mean in practice? In this episode, two experts look at answers to these questions and offer unique perspectives on future iterations of the built environment: Tessina Czerwinski, Program Director for Smart and Sustainable Cities at KONE Greg Lindsay, futurist, journalist and senior fellow at MIT's Future Urban Collectives Lab and partner at Futuremap

36 min
17/06/2021

S1 : EP4 - Reimagining the Office

Sam Hughes uncovers how the future office will transform our physical spaces, how we interact with our colleagues, and the type of work we do. We hear from Torben Østergaard, Architect and Partner at 3XN, Mahwesh Khan, Research Associate at IMD, and Etti Seppä, Business Design Expert at KONE.

1 h 1 min
04/02/2021

S1 : EP3 - Connected Cities: Predicted Trends

Sam Hughes is joined by Anders Sörman-Nilsson, a leading futurist and the founder of the think tank Thinque, to discuss how innovations in the digital world could transform our physical spaces.

53 min
28/01/2021

S1 : EP2 - Connected Cities: The Robot Helper

Services play a key role in making our cities pleasant, productive and healthy places to be. Innovations such as on-demand delivery robots and autonomous vehicles could help us live more sustainably while providing services that offer real value to residents. This episode explores how robots can have a positive impact on our lives.

28 min
15/01/2021

S1 : EP1 - Connected Cities: Inclusive Technology

More than 4.2 billion of us live and work in cities every day. Some of us need specific accommodations for disabilities, whether in a digital world or the real world. Now, as urban populations continue to grow, many cities are turning to technology to create smarter, more liveable environments for all. Join us as we talk to some of the people at the forefront of inclusive urban innovation.

35 min
BANDE-ANNONCE SAISON 1

Trailer - Introducing The Flow of Urban Life

Cities are becoming busier by the day as more and more of us move into them. As the urban population increases, we need to build apartments, buildings, metro stations - and everything in between - in a way that can adapt to our future needs. The Flow of Urban Life explores how urbanization and digitalization are transforming the way we live, work and move around in cities. Together, we’ll explore the innovations that could improve urban design and help to create smarter, more sustainable cities of tomorrow.

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Trailer - Introducing The Flow of Urban Life

Cities are becoming busier by the day as more and more of us move into them. As the urban population increases, we need to build apartments, buildings, metro stations - and everything in between - in a way that can adapt to our future needs. The Flow of Urban Life explores how urbanization and digitalization are transforming the way we live, work and move around in cities. Together, we’ll explore the innovations that could improve urban design and help to create smarter, more sustainable cities of tomorrow.

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Urbanization and digitalization are transforming the way we live, work and commute in cities. The Flow of Urban Life is a podcast by KONE that explores how we can innovate to improve urban flow and create smarter, more sustainable cities of tomorrow.

Création

KONE
Années d’activité

2021 - 2024
Épisodes

12
Classification

Contenu explicite
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The Flow of Urban Life