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The Futures Source

Fresh insights on the future of interior design and the built environment industry, delivered by Mark Bryan

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    The Amenity Floor Is Empty Because Proximity Stopped Working

    • Jul 07 2026
    What is creating connection and bringing people together during a time of disconnection and fragmentation?
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    Product Design

    Maintenance Is About to Be the Wrong Word

    • Jun 23 2026
    What does it mean to be a facilities manager when the things you're handed are alive, make their own decisions, and watch the people inside?
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    Industry Insights

    Four Conditions Reshaping the Built Environment

    • May 12 2026
    The future of the built environment depends on understanding the conditions already changing our work.
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    Workplace

    The Future of Work Is Not a Workplace Problem

    • May 06 2026
    The workplace becomes stronger when it stops trying to fix work and starts responding to what work is becoming.
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    Welcome to IIDA's The Futures Source

    • Apr 30 2026
    Tap tap ... is this thing on? Mark Bryan welcomes you to his weekly dispatches from the future, and invites you to explore what forces, innovations, and demands will shape the future of design!
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