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Commuting to become extinct by 2040, says workspace CEO

Mark Dixon, CEO of IWG, predicts that commuting will become obsolete by 2040, with younger generations viewing the concept as archaic. He believes that the future of work is flexible and distributed, enabled by technology and AI. Research from IWG and Arup supports this outlook, indicating that long commutes could be phased out within the next 15 years. Additionally, a study by the National Bureau of Economic Research suggests that younger leaders are more inclined to embrace remote work and technological adoption, further accelerating this shift. AI

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RANK_REASON The article discusses a prediction about the future of work and commuting based on an interview with a CEO and research findings, rather than reporting on a specific, immediate event.

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Commuting to become extinct by 2040, says workspace CEO

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Orianna Rosa Royle ·

    CEO of the world’s largest workspace provider says commuting will be extinct by 2040—and your kids will think it’s ‘mad stuff’ professionals once did

    CEO of IWG, Mark Dixon, says future generations will think it's "mad stuff" that bosses once made workers "travel 100 miles to sit down and use a computer."