29: Designing the Future of Cities | ft. Paul Doherty

Paul is Managing Partner of The Digit Group, a Singapore-registered Smart City real estate development and investment company. As seen on Bloomberg TV and The Wall Street Journal, acknowledged by CNBC as one of America's Business Titans and reported by Forbes as “Changing the World”, Paul is an award-winning architect, a Senior Fellow of the Design Futures Council and a Fellow of the International Facility Management Association. His 2 latest books are “Smart Cities: Reimagining the Urban Experience” and “Unlocking the Metaverse: A Strategic Guide for the Future of the Built Environment”, which rated #1 New Release and an Editor’s Pick on Amazon.com.

 

Connect with Paul:
http://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-doherty-aia
https://www.thedigitgroupinc.com/
https://a.co/d/cNuKn22

 

Learn more about Building:
https://building.inc

 

Hosted by Matthew Schneider:
https://linkedin.com/in/realmattschneider
https://x.com/mattschneid3r

 

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00:00 Introduction

02:30 Paul's Background

12:54 Paul's switch to IT

17:03 Buzzwords vs. Reality

30:08 How to align stakeholders

47:36 Overusing tech in design

58:40 Origin of Vision 2030

1:11:10 The truth about metaverse

1:22:18 Paul's advice for listeners

1:26:08 Outro