#Technology: Virtual and Mixed Reality in Real Estate

This brief chat with BuiltWords was part of The Fourth Edition of the Cushman & Wakefield Occupier Edge magazine which highlights insights and trends identified and explained by global real estate experts.
Change while times are good

Negativity reduces context. That’s a good reason to consider changes when you’re feeling good about life or work . It will give you more perspective.
What really matters

To be honest, I’m not actually wanting to say goodbye to 2016 as much as I’m saying good riddance. Life matters. Make 2017 EPIC.
Big Data is Big Miss
I think we’ll continue to see more approaches around data — look at a model like Zillow and the amount of data they crunch — but my hope is that this idea of “big data” fades into buzzword obscurity and we focus on the right things at the CIO level. We should be connecting stakeholders and moving towards information-based analytics.
Disrupters learn from the losers

We’re all candidates for disruption to some extent. That is going to require a new way for technology leaders, CIOs, CTOs, and others with decision-making oversight to approach their day-to-day jobs.
Applying the food pyramid to Technology
Too often, technology leaders replace legitimate conversations about technology — and how to think about and strategize around it — with a lot of buzzwords and process jargon that doesn’t really help leadership conceptualize the present state and the future state.
Stop asking for a seat at the table

Don’t ask for a seat at the table. Claim it! Stop it. Just stop. 10 years ago, when IT was still an enabling function for most companies, you’d attend trade shows and conferences and there were seemingly endless discussions about “getting a seat at the table.” Five years ago, this conversation was relevant for many […]