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Its a constantly evolving collection of places, supported bythe global layer of an internet country.
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As nomads moved between locations, a web link of startup cities rose to meet their needs.
It was one of the first digital interfaces to represent nomads thinking about the world.
The human relationship with place has shifted.
Although theres crossover, nomad hubs are different.
Nomad hubs, though, see individuals as an equally appealing route to success.
In the mid-2010s, the Indonesian island of Bali became the de facto nomad capital of the world.
Everybody experimenting with the lifestyle found themselves on the island sooner or later.
Leveraging its value proposition to attract digital nomads put Bali on the 21st-century map.
Unsurprisingly, Bali often occupies the top spot on Nomad List.
Its first lines of code were written there too.
The Barbados Welcome Stamp a visa program for remote workers has attracted thousands of new residents so far.
The weather, timezone, and affordability have recently convinced New Yorkers and San Franciscans to make the move.
As the global innovation landscape becomes more distributed, these nomad hubs will be an increasingly powerful force.
Therell be new winners and losers in the work-from-anywhere era.
They also look at lifestyle and experience metrics.
What does it look and feel like to be part of this community?
Timezone proximity is more important than geographic proximity, i.e.
as long as you show up for Zoom meetings, it doesnt matter where youre located.
For the host communities, nomads presence brings risks and rewards.
But communities can become overly dependent on travelers, as the coronavirus crisis made clear.
Tourism isresponsible for an estimated 1 in 10 jobs worldwide.
When borders closed and travel came to a standstill, businesses serving tourists were devastated.
In countries with a weak social safety net, workers were left vulnerable and with few options.
As ever, people are moving faster than border policy.
Travel meant visiting for two or three nights on business or a week or two on vacation.
Now, the lines between traveling and living are blurring.
Remote workers arent just traveling on Airbnb, theyre living on Airbnb for months at a time.
So, how can a town or city take advantage of whats ahead?
The best strategy may be to specialize.
Whatever a place is great at is its edge in the remote economy.
If youre into yoga and meditation, living in Ubud, Bali might work for you.
Specialization helps create a scene and reputation, which keeps new people flowing in.
For places to become hubs, this is vital.
But its easier to accomplish than you might think.
Everything from tourism marketing to themed graffiti focuses on Norwich as a city of writing and books.
This edge has translated into a modest but strong global identity.
Visitors come to plug into the writing scene.
Tomorrows travelers dont want to go to places that offer everything but do nothing well.
They want to go to places that do niche things exceptionally well.
They want the opportunity to experience and learn from them.
When you could be anywhere, what makes somewhere worth visiting?
What will you be able to do there?
Who will you meet?
It could connect to a global web link like B-Corp to offer resources and access partnerships.
That means considering local needs and incentivizing desirable behaviors from nomads.
With the right considerations, programs and partnerships can facilitate connection and interaction that benefits both groups.
This may seem low-lift, but its also high-value.
It creates the serendipity needed to fuel collaboration across cultures, economies, and borders.
Nomad hubs thrive on social capital instead.
What counts is the experience of being there, meeting interesting people, and recommending the place to others.
Nomads and locals have a shared interest in the continuance, experience, and prosperity of a place.
Nomad hubs show another future of innovation: one thats mobile, distributed, and borderless.
That future feels a whole lot more exciting.
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