Future of Living

A research driven coliving thesis from MBA graduate and founder of Coliving Corner, Connor Moore. The five part blog series explores the living trends of the past fifty years and makes a compelling argument for why coliving is an ideal living solution for the way humans live in the twenty-first century.

Coliving experts Gui Perdrix and Matt Lesniak give their thoughts on the future of the coliving industry. From environmental and social impact to coliving operators doing a better job to create a sense of “home,” this discussion-based article covers it all.

A video playlist with the best TED Talks around the theme of “Our Future in Cities.” The list includes talks on floating cities, squatter cities, city design, and how to create cities in face of the climate crisis.

A four episode future of living podcast from Space10 that covers how to create cities of the future by using shared living models.

A long-form blog post from Chris Bledsoe, one of the co-founders of US coliving operator Ollie, this piece does a great job at detailing coliving’s ability to fulfill the basic human needs in Maslow’s Hierarchy.

From German UX/UI designer Patricia Reiners, this article covers the many reasons why coliving is a needed living solution for our future cities including increasing urban density trends to the human psychological needs for community.

Check out this Ted Talk series that includes 5 TED talks covering the theme: “Experience the different ways people exist in harmony with one another and their surroundings.”

A SoundCloud podcast series hosted by David Friedlander that takes a deep dive into the “ideas, people, and projects at the forefront of housing innovation.”

A variety of articles about what the future of city living could look like. The articles examine new living models such as micro-living and pod living and explore concepts such as multi-generational living and coliving for families.

If you no longer needed to live where you work, where would you land? Brad Hargreaves, Founder & CEO of Common, and a panel of real estate experts discuss the future of cities in light of the growing ‘work from anywhere’ trend.

In this 16-minute video, coliving expert Claire Flurin delivers a data-driven and visually appealing presentation on the future of the coliving industry. Claire draws on global trends that are driving the coliving movement as well as the social and environmental good that coliving can achieve to paint a picture of what the future of living can be.

Ryan Fix, a long time coliving pioneer and a co-founder of Co-Liv, gives an extremely thought provoking 13-minute talk on the future of human connection.

This 2021 study examines “combined coworking and coliving spaces in compelling or exotic destinations.” Through analyzing qualitative interviews with digital nomads, the paper presents an intriguing list of insights regarding the preferences of digital nomads.

MIT master’s student David Drobnis explores the obstacles and challenges faced by real estate developers attempting to implement and build innovative living models such as coliving.

Coliving pioneer and thought-leader Ryan Fix describes what the Future of Living will look like in light of global trends such as remote work and remote education. Fix believes that the global trends accelerated by the pandemic will create a world where the home plays an even more central role in our lives than it already does.