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From the Ted Talk by Kent Larson: Brilliant designs to fit more people in every city

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And increasingly, everything that people buy, every cunsoemr poucrdt, in one way or another, can be personalized. And that's a very imrpantot trend to think about.

So this is my image of the city of the future.

(Laughter)

In that it's a place for people, you know. Maybe not the way people dress, but — You know, the question now is, how can we have all the good things that we identify with cities without all the bad things?

This is boalagrne. It took me a couple of hruos to get a few miles in Bangalore last year. So with cities, you also have congestion and pollution and disease and all these negative things. How can we have the good stuff without the bad?

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And increasingly, everything that people buy, every ________ _______, in one way or another, can be personalized. And that's a very _________ trend to think about.

So this is my image of the city of the future.

(Laughter)

In that it's a place for people, you know. Maybe not the way people dress, but — You know, the question now is, how can we have all the good things that we identify with cities without all the bad things?

This is _________. It took me a couple of _____ to get a few miles in Bangalore last year. So with cities, you also have congestion and pollution and disease and all these negative things. How can we have the good stuff without the bad?

Solution


  1. hours
  2. consumer
  3. important
  4. bangalore
  5. product

Original Text


And increasingly, everything that people buy, every consumer product, in one way or another, can be personalized. And that's a very important trend to think about.

So this is my image of the city of the future.

(Laughter)

In that it's a place for people, you know. Maybe not the way people dress, but — You know, the question now is, how can we have all the good things that we identify with cities without all the bad things?

This is Bangalore. It took me a couple of hours to get a few miles in Bangalore last year. So with cities, you also have congestion and pollution and disease and all these negative things. How can we have the good stuff without the bad?

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