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Manufacturing Joining the On-Demand, Collaborative Economy

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  The Quartz article An Uber model for manufacturing is ready to upend the industry  covers the distributed manufacturing company MakeTime.   As we said in a recent article , we consider the shift to variable cost business models to be one of the major megatrends of the new economy.

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"Hotel on Wheels" #VanLife Firm Cabana Raises $10 Million

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  In the digital nomad study we collaborated with MBO Partners on, we found 1.9   The LA Times article  Shower? These are digital nomads who travel in vehicles that have been converted into roaming residences.  million Americans describe themselves as VanLifers.  Flat-screen TV?

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The Robot Business is Hard - Rethink Robotics Shuts Down

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For example, we featured Baxter in our 2013 article The Rise of Robo Sapiens  because we were so impressed by the company. Their pitch was their robots were "cobots", meaning they could work along side and collaboratively with humans. It   Rethink's demise shows how hard it is to build and sell robots.

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"The Venture Capitalizaton of Belonging"

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The article starts by pointing out the long decline in the membership of traditional clubs. " The broader point of the article is that the new wave of clubs need to charge high prices because they are ventured backed, have lots of amenities and high costs. Fast Company's Social clubs died out in America.

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Coworking Doesn't Need a New Name, But the Office Space Industry Does

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  The recent Allwork article Why Coworking Needs a New Definition covers the new name side. Liz Elam, long time coworking space owner and founder of GCUC, responded to this with her article Coworking Does Not Need a New Definition. There's a mini controversy going on around whether or not coworking needs a new name. 

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Five Major Global Economic Challenges

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Is peaceful international collaboration ending? The article is written by Kalin Anev Janse, secretary general of the European Stability Mechanism (the eurozone’s lender of last resort).   But this article focuses on the potential of these trends to create global strife. The article is well worth reading.

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Remote and Distributed Work Driving Growth Outside of Major Cities

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  Key quote from the article: The big knowledge and tech hubs which once had such a stranglehold on attracting talent seem to be losing their allure. With the advancements of video conferencing and online collaboration tools, it's become much easier to interact with and manage remote workers.