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Trigger fired · Planning rules allow garage conversionsTrigger developing · Quiet will be sold as a premium urban utilityTrigger developing · Middle management will reorganise around AI agents before it shrinksNew foresight · Weather will be priced into every mortgageNew foresight · Careers will be planned in seasons of five to seven years, not as laddersForesight updated · Hybrid work becomes the default contract for knowledge workers
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Smart Cities & Livingmobility · homes

The garage will become the most renovated room in the house.

20-year horizonConfidence · Medium 5/10
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  • Private car ownership falls in suburbsNot yet
  • Home energy storage becomes standardDeveloping
  • Planning rules allow garage conversionsFired
Smart Cities & Livingnoise · property value

Quiet will be sold as a premium urban utility.

20-year horizonConfidence · Medium 6/10
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  • Noise data appears in property listingsDeveloping
  • Acoustic zoning enters city planningNot yet
  • Insurers and lenders price noise exposureNot yet
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