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THE AGE OF ACCELERATION:

NAVIGATING THE IMPACTS OF TECHNOLOGY

ON CORPORATE REAL ESTATE AND FACILITIES

AS WE ENTER THE FALL, the Real Estate Technology the most part, the Commercial and Corporate Real Estate
macrocosm continues to advance. In keeping with our industry moves at a certain steady pace. Due to the com-
theme from the summer, “Navigating the Age of Accel- plexity of designing, building, leasing, operating, transact-
eration,” significant change is moving at unprecedented ing and using real estate, the cultures and organizations,
speed. While there are many con- many which have been developing over the last 25-50
tributing factors, one important part years, cannot adopt radical changes in a short period of
of the ‘accelerant’ is the continued time.
influx of new capital from those
investing in the CRETech and Prop- Hence the challenge…integrating new, exciting, innovative
Tech landscapes. At Realcomm ideas into existing business processes, well-established
and IBcon in June, we identified business practices and increasingly complex technical
two billion dollars of fresh capital strategies.
looking for new opportunities. This
new dynamism is in addition to the We believe that to effectively take advantage of these
2,750+ existing companies that are new ideas and technologies, having a clear, strategic plan
already offering some type of technology product and/ in place is the best chance for success. A methodology
or service to the Commercial and Corporate Real Estate that includes structured discovery, a comprehensive yet
industry. efficient vetting process, a testing mechanism, execu-
tion capabilities and an ongoing support infrastructure
While substantial capital and new innovative ideas are is what you can expect to see at the most progressive
exciting, they also create an interesting dichotomy. For organizations. There are not many companies that have

Navigating the Impacts of Technology on Corporate Estate & Facilities

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