S01 E07 - After Offices: How Life and Work Will Change Forever (with Dror Poleg, Economic Historian and Author of Rethink Real Estate)

Welcome to another episode of our Future Work podcast with your host, Daan van Rossum. In this episode welcome Dror Poleg, an economic historian who is researching technology's impact on the way people work and live. His insights have been featured in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, Financial Times, NBC, Bloomberg, The New Yorker, The Times of India, China Daily, and beyond.Dror is the author of Rethinking Real Estate, an award-winning book that predicted the current reshuffle of offices, homes, and cities. He regularly delivers keynotes at public and private gatherings for industry-leading companies such as UBS, Bank of America, HSBC, Recruit Holdings, BCG, AvalonBay, CBRE, Hines, British Land, Liberty Mutual, Dubai Holding, Cushman & Wakefield, and others. During our discussion, Dror highlights the various ways work is evolving, including the impact of remote work on productivity and lifestyle. Remote work has opened up new possibilities for people to work from anywhere and live the life they want. The trend of talent decentralization has also become more prominent due to remote work. Assessing creative work with traditional metrics such as hours worked or lines of code is no longer sufficient. The concept of the "scalable class" refers to individuals who can achieve their goals independently by leveraging AI and the internet.and much more.The interview concludes with Dror’s advice for young professionals to take risks and share their expertise with a specific audience, even starting with the least expensive methods. Tune in to gain practical insights from Dror Poleg on the changing nature of work. Tune in to listen to the straightforward and practical insights from Dror Poleg.Connect with Dror Poleg on LinkedIn.