Concurrents: The Bigger, Better Picture
NeoCon 2023 is now over a month in the past. Some of you couldn’t be more relieved it’s done; others might lament not having enough time with sturdy friends in the industry you only see once a year. I’ve found myself even in these weeks into July returning repeatedly to one takeaway idea that has lingered. Perhaps I am jaded by 35 years of strolling the halls and browsing the showrooms, but this year’s gathering in Chicago, both at THE MART and around the streets of Fulton Market, didn’t seem to present any truly remarkable new products. No innovations that set the event buzzing, no breakthroughs that would clearly have lasting impact. So, is our industry losing its creative capacity? Is imagination waning? I think not. I submit that maybe, just maybe, we have finally as an industry and profession fully grasped a crucial lesson: that the future is not …
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