Do we still need physical places like grocery stores, restaurants, and office buildings? Or will the "Replacement Economy" led by the tech titans and retail giants wipe out these venues in their rapid ascent to unicorn status?

Through exotic storytelling, human behavior insights, and proven design techniques, Shook Kelley co-founder Kevin Ervin Kelley unfolds why physical places are essential to civil society, business, and community.

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Exclusive excerpts have been published by:

• Fast Company - What Alfred Hitchcock can teach us about designing a great retail experience
• Big Think - The office is broken: Can conceptual “atom smashing” repair it?
• The Next Big Idea Club - Why Human Experience Thrives in Physical—Not Digital—Spaces

Read what media is saying about Irreplaceable:

• Financial Times has featured it as a Book of the Month!
• A Next Big Idea Club Must-Read
• Thoughts from business book reviewer Bob Morris
• Featured by ATD as one of their two “Book Capsules”
• A St. Paul Pioneer Press feature in a Spring book round-up
• On Adam Grant's Summer Reading List

Check out podcasts and interviews Kevin's been featured on, talking about Irreplaceable:

• Motley Fool Money
• The How of Business with Henry Lopez
• Morning News Beat with Kevin Coupe
• Working on Purpose with Dr. Alise Cortez
• The Future of Retail on Design News Now
• What Makes Offices Compelling in a World of Flexible Work on Time.com
• Where We Buy: Retail Real Estate with James Cook