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Demystifying the Infrastructure Bill - Part Four

Demystifying the Infrastructure Bill - Part Four

TIDI046: We’re speaking with Todd Lang and Fred Wagner for part 4 of our ongoing series “Demystifying the Infrastructure Bill...click for more

Stewardship and the Case of London’s Landed Estates

Stewardship and the Case of London’s Landed Estates

by Paul Finch | February 2, 2022 | 7 min read

Leaders Who Listen

Leaders Who Listen

February 2, 2022 | 3:34

Taking Care of Business: The Intersection of Stewardship & Design

Taking Care of Business: The Intersection of Stewardship & Design

by Scott Simpson
Senior Fellow, Design Futures Council
January 26, 2022 | 5 min read

Stewardship can be viewed as the careful and responsible management of something entrusted to one’s care.

Demystifying the Infrastructure Bill - Part Three

Demystifying the Infrastructure Bill - Part Three

TIDI045: We’re speaking with Art Guzzetti and Fred Wagner for part 3 of our ongoing series “Demystifying the Infrastructure Bill...click for more

Through The Marketing Looking Glass

Through The Marketing Looking Glass

by Katie Pattison
Associate Principal, Marketing Lead EMEA & Urban Strategist, CRTKL
January 19, 2022 | 7 min read

Influence begins with the stewardship and shepherding of resources. CRTKL’s Katie Pattison offers a 25-year international perspective.

Demystifying the Infrastructure Bill - Part Two

Demystifying the Infrastructure Bill - Part Two

TIDI044: We’re speaking with Fred Wagner for part 2 of our ongoing series “Demystifying the Infrastructure Bill...click for more

On Influence: A New Reality for the Profession

On Influence: A New Reality for the Profession

by Michael LeFevre
Managing Editor, DesignIntelligence
January 12, 2022 | 8 min read

Despite its challenges over the past 150 years, architecture has largely been practiced in a state of toujours perdrix (French for “always partridge,” or too much of a good thing).

Demystifying the Infrastructure Bill - Part One

Demystifying the Infrastructure Bill - Part One

TIDI043: We begin our series "Demystifying the Infrastructure Bill" with the Honorable James H. Burnley IV and James D. Reilly..click for more

2022 Editorial Roadmap: Influence

2022 Editorial Roadmap: Influence

by Michael LeFevre
Managing Editor, DesignIntelligence
January 5, 2022 | 3 min read

This year DesignIntelligence Quarterly will reach across the planet in search of voices who not only care about these topics, but who have something to say - and do - about them.

Meaningful Leadership Investments

Meaningful Leadership Investments

January 5, 2022 | 3:40

The Future's Just Not That Into You

The Future's Just Not That Into You

by David Zach
Futurist
December 29, 2021 | 10 min read

A few ideas on how to meet the future on your own terms.
Previously published on October 9, 2012

In Search of Radical Innovation

In Search of Radical Innovation

by Dave Gilmore
President and CEO, DesignIntelligence
December 22, 2021 | 4 min read

DesignIntelligence CEO David Gilmore defines terms and suggests essential change via other’s perspectives

We Are What We Build

We Are What We Build

TIDI042: On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, Dave is joined by Paul Finch, Program Director of the World Architecture Festival..click for more

Into the New

Into the New

by Michael LeFevre
FAIA Emeritus Managing Editor, DesignIntelligence
December 15, 2021 | 16 min read

DI Managing Editor Michael LeFevre considers radical innovation’s sources

Tipping Points

Tipping Points

TIDI041: On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, Dave is joined by Blaine Wishart and Tyler Goss..click for more

Risky Business

Risky Business

by Pankaj Duggal
President & COO, Jensen Hughes
December 8, 2021 | 10 min read

Jensen Hughes President and COO Pankaj Duggal discusses his firm’s innovative initiatives to manage and mitigate risk — and transform customers’ mindsets.

The Complexity of a Great Experience

The Complexity of a Great Experience

TIDI040: On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, we hear from Paul Conder, Principal and customer experience expert at CallisonRTKL...click for more

Radical Innovation at Geopolitical Scale

Radical Innovation at Geopolitical Scale

by Paul Hyett
PPRIBA, Hon FAIA, Vickery Hyett Architects, Founder—Partner
December 1, 2021 | 8 min read

From cell phones and cities to corporations and climates, we have the knowledge to effect sustainable change, but our geopolitical systems limit us

Maintaining Balance

Maintaining Balance

December 1, 2021 | 4:21

Innovation with Community in Mind

Innovation with Community in Mind

by Anton Germishuizen
Senior VP, Buildings, of Stantec
& Nancy MacDonald

VP, Urban Planning Lead, of Stantec
November 24, 2021 | 6 min read

Designers, planners and engineers will tell you we stand at the cusp of a new era in city building.

Essentials

Essentials

TIDI039: On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, we hear from Alyson Watson, CEO of Woodard and Curran...click for more

2021 DFC International Think Tanks

2021 DFC International Think Tanks

October 11-12, 2021 in Rome, Italy & October 13-15, 2021 in Venice, Italy

Technology Laggards?

Technology Laggards?

by Louis Coletti
President & CEO New York Building Trades Employers’ Association
& Reid Rubinstein
CEO, FCR, Field Control Analytics
November 17, 2021 | 4 min read

Why is the construction industry lagging in labor force analytics?

Technology

Technology

November 17, 2021 | 3:39

Radical Integration

Radical Integration

by Gary Lapera
Global Solutions Director, Jacobs
November 10, 2021 | 8 min read

Jacobs’ Gary Lapera discusses innovation at global scale

Bookends of Life - Part 2

Bookends of Life - Part 2

TIDI038: On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, we hear part 2 of Dave's conversation with Ana Pinto da Silva and Jonathan Salk...click for more

Wildly Uncomfortable

Wildly Uncomfortable

by Deborah Wingler
VP & Health Research Lead, HKS
November 3, 2021 | 11 min read

HKS’ global director of healthcare research & strategy discusses connections between research, experience, strategy and design

Substance

Substance

November 3, 2021 | 4:12

Paths Unknown

Paths Unknown

by Sabrina Kanner
EVP, Brookfield Properties
October 27, 2021 | 6 min read

Brookfield Properties’ Executive Vice President Sabrina Kanner explores innovation, value creation, mentors and the costs of not investing

Bookends of Life - Part 1

Bookends of Life - Part 1

TIDI037: On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, Dave is joined by Ana Pinto da Silva and Jonathan Salk...click for more

Red Zone to End Zone

Red Zone to End Zone

by Anne Ellis
P.E., Hon.M.ACI, F.ASCE, NAC Executive Director, Charles Pankow Foundation
October 20, 2021 | 18 min read

Charles Pankow Foundation Executive Director Anne Ellis discusses industry transformation

Small Ideas, Radical Results

Small Ideas, Radical Results

by Scott Simpson
Senior Fellow, Design Futures Council
October 13, 2021 | 6 min read

Often Simple Things Matter Most

DesignIntelligence Leadership Institute

DesignIntelligence Leadership Institute

October 13, 2021 | 4:45

Knowing Our Worth: Architecture’s True Value Proposition

Knowing Our Worth: Architecture’s True Value Proposition

by Rosa T. Sheng
AIA, Principal, Smith Group, and Founder, Equity by Design
October 6, 2021 | 5 min read

Building value and challenging conventional wisdom with actionable solutions

Chicken or the Egg?

Chicken or the Egg?

TIDI036: On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, we hear from Matthew Kahn, Provost Professor of Economics at the University of Southern California...click for more

Inescapable Interdependence: ‘No Man Is An Island’

Inescapable Interdependence: ‘No Man Is An Island’

by Paul Hyett
RIBA, Hon FAIA, Vickery Hyett Architects, Founder—Partner
September 29, 2021 | 9 min read

Re-examining the tenets of interpersonal responsibility

Generosity

Generosity

September 29, 2021 | 3:34

Interdependent Relationships

Interdependent Relationships

by Dave Gilmore
President and CEO, DesignIntelligence
September 23, 2021 | 5 min read

DI’s Dave Gilmore examines the essence of mutual dependence in sustained social and business contexts.

Knowing

Knowing

September 22, 2021 | 4:31

Threading the Needle of Opportunity

Threading the Needle of Opportunity

by Dr. Sharon Egretta Sutton
FAIA
September 20, 2021 | 9 min read

In this eight-decade personal reflection, Dr. Sharon Egretta Sutton, FAIA, recounts the interplay of obstacles and opportunities she experienced — and offers advice for professional inclusion

2021 Environmental Responsibility Message

2021 Environmental Responsibility Message

Bringing disparate parties together requires both listening to and hearing the other, and somewhere in the exchange, common threads will emerge. Make no mistake about it - this is hard and emotionally draining work. It calls for the best of each to let go of the worst of each.

Lessons in Leadership: Failure

Lessons in Leadership: Failure

September 15, 2021 | 4:24

Great leaders allow for failures, learning...click for more

Learning to Listen

Learning to Listen

by Jeff Kuhnhenn
AIA, LEED AP
September 13, 2021 | 8 min read

Multiple Perspectives Enhance the Design Process

Diversity of Thought, with a Common Purpose

Diversity of Thought, with a Common Purpose

by Jim Anderson
Principal and Chair of DIALOG
September 8, 2021 | 6 min read

DIALOG is a design practice that is rooted in and works across Canada where there is a diverse and wide-ranging perspective.

Lessons in Leadership: Dropping Back

Lessons in Leadership: Dropping Back

September 8, 2021 | 3:31

Are there times when it's best for leadership to...click for more

Lessons in Leadership: Enough

Lessons in Leadership: Enough

September 1, 2021 | 4:40

We are regularly confronted with the question of enough...click for more

Inclusive Interdependence in the Health Care Context

Inclusive Interdependence in the Health Care Context

by Kim Montague
Executive Director of Research & Partnerships, Health, Kimball International
August 31, 2021 | 9 min read

What exactly does inclusive interdependence mean?

The Future of Urban Change

The Future of Urban Change

by Valarie Jacobs
Chief Growth Officer, LPK
August 26, 2021 | 7 min read

Consumer trends shaping the cities of tomorrow.

Lessons in Leadership: Discernment

Lessons in Leadership: Discernment

August 25, 2021 | 4:34

Discernment is the sixth sense that most allow to remain dormant...click for more

Equity by Design

Equity by Design

by Paul VanDuyne, Adam McMillen,
& Mike Lawless

IMEG Corp.
August 20, 2021 | 10 min read

Overcoming bias and capitalizing on data to reach broader outcomes.

The Power of Many

The Power of Many

by Rick Archer
Founding Principal and CEO, Overland Partners Architecture + Urban Design
August 16, 2021 | 12 min read

Overland Partners’ Rick Archer shares his firm’s journey toward diversity, equity and inclusion

Design Thinking for a Better World

Design Thinking for a Better World

by Mitchell Joachim
Ph.D., Assoc. AIA, Co-Founder of Terreform ONE, and Associate Professor of Practice at NYU.
August 11, 2021 | 6 min read

DesignIntelligence talked with Mitchell Joachim, co-founder of Terreform ONE, about living in balance with nature