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Thankfulness and gratitude is not natural to most. Seems we’re inclined towards complaint and remorse before being thankful and grateful.
Planning and implementing resilience strategies in parallel with one’s annual business strategy is a best practice of leadership that takes their role of stewardship seriously.
The future of the design profession will be determined by value . . . both perceived and objectively measured. The traditional built environment disciplines of design are all at the crossroads of relevance.
At DesignIntelligence, we contemplate leadership in this rapidly altering reality. We wonder what the leader of the near future will have to be like.
The pursuit of understanding is somewhat of a mystery - it occurs through different pathways, known and unknown.
We assign the idea of currency to time, which we spend. The only difference is that we don’t get to earn more time as we might earn more currency. What is equally a mystery is not knowing how much time any individual actually has left...
Every effective plan requires accountable assignments tied to time-based deliverables that individually and collectively advance the business impact and influence of the firm.
Then dynamics of the last several months are not in the normal course of ups and downs, nor the usual patterns of cyclical change. We are in a different and unusual place...
Adopting a victim mindset is a losing proposition and frankly is not a leadership characteristic any of us should aspire to.
As leaders, how do you effectively and successfully lead in this never-ending context of change? It begins with daily reaffirming the unchanging nature your leadership values. Leadership values are relevant and applicable regardless of what else is changing.
Resilient businesses are marked by certain attributes that operate in an intertwined way to yield the intended results. Like strands woven together, these attributes have a direct and indirect reliance on one another.
Upon returning he leaned over and in a low tone said, “I appreciate your speaking with me earlier. I’ve lost my joy in the job and seem to be carrying negative around everywhere I go. Your manner and positive way was a good poke in the eye. Thanks!”
Chris Allen is Global Principal at Jacobs, a purpose-led, technical professional services firm with approximately $16 billion in annual revenue and a talent force of more than 60,000. He works collaboratively with partners and clients to co-create and align innovative technologies, practices, and business models to deliver economic, environmental, and social benefits through high-performance sustainable/regenerative solutions. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, he talks about balancing optimism with the reality of the complex environmental challenges, why the SDG framework doesn’t have to be specific to be effective, and how Jacobs continues to adapt and evolve by adding diversity in collaborators and points of view.
As a leader, I only got to where I am because others took the time, cared enough, and were patient with my misunderstandings and questions. They saw the potential best in me and invested the time and effort to seed my fertile soil with what would later become fruit others would benefit from.
Far too many leaders are running on fumes simply because they neglect to step back and refresh their perspective, awareness, and purpose. Contemplation is the way to this refreshment.
Humans are inclined to judge others’ failures harshly. But it’s awfully lonely living in judgment and beware, because as you so harshly judge others, you’ll get the same back multi-fold.
Dr. Jesse Keenan has advised on matters concerning the built environment for agencies of the U.S. government, governors, mayors, Fortune 500 companies, technology ventures, community enterprises and international NGOs and is currently an Associate Professor of Sustainable Real Estate and Urban Planning within the faculty of the School of Architecture at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is a globally recognized thought leader and his teaching and research advances the interdisciplinary fields of sustainable real estate and infrastructure finance and development. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, he shares what drives his passion, examples of projects and geographies that reinforce environmental responsibility, and why climate change is a serious threat to U.S.national security.
As a leader, you’re constantly aware of the possible “next shoe to drop”. But what you do with this awareness marks the difference between a sustainably effective leader and one who consistently diminishes in effectiveness and value impact.
Don Harrier has over 4 decades of industry experience in architecture, with an emphasis on studio management, creating cohesive team dynamics, and promoting individuals’ professional growth. With a lifetime affinity for rowing and water, he shares the parallels between rowing and leadership dynamics, and the idea that no matter how hard you row, if you don’t harmonize with your “crew”, you will never achieve a true winning edge.
There is a clear delineation between the work of an advisor from that of a consultant...
Dave Gilmore and Hael Kobayashi talk about a variety of topics, including Artificial Intelligence and the United Nations SDGs...
Preparing for transition is a multi-year, formally executed strategy. It requires patience, steadiness of vision, adaptability to altering realities, contingency plans and actions for “just in case” occurrences, and more.
What leaders ought to possess is the discipline to capture the wonder of brilliance when it comes, recording the insights therefrom, and intentionally searching for best ways and means to apply it for the betterment of the organizations they lead.
Carol Ann Colbert has had a career dedicated to creating effective and rewarding workspaces. Beginning her career as an interior designer, she eventually moved to the client side. Most recently the Global Director for Workplace Strategy and Innovation for the Coca Cola Company, she also served as Senior Real Estate Advisor for Chevron and Managing Director at JLL. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, she talks about how ideas have changed around what makes an effective workplace, how the design community can create optimal experiences for workers, and the question that begins any successful workplace design.
The primary maker of successful negotiation rests in the themes of relational diplomacy...
David Lau is an accomplished leader and serves as a Senior Instructor with the FLETC Leadership Institute. He is a combat veteran and regularly speaks on resilience, wellness, anti-fragility, and post traumatic growth. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, he talks about his life changing deployment to Afghanistan, the examples of leadership that continue to influence him, and how a traumatic event can actually be a springboard to a deeper, richer, more fulfilling life.
Like a bullet from a gun, the speed and focus of business at the start of the year gauges the velocity of the overall business for the overall year. Are you following the plan you set in place before the starting gun of the new year began?
Eric Cesal is a designer, educator, writer and noted post-disaster expert. He has been called “Architecture’s First Responder” by The Daily Beast for his work leading Architecture for Humanity’s post-disaster programs from 2010 to 2014. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, he talks about the red thread running through his multi-faceted career, the event that caused him to realize the true power of design, and how, with good design strategies, architects can design the disaster out of extreme natural phenomena.
As a leader you have to give those following you the benefit of the doubt and press in to get to the truth rather than respond from your own fear of rejection. After all, rejection is perhaps the most difficult dynamic between humans, and leaders face it every day.
Known for seamlessly interweaving sustainable landscapes, art, and architecture, Andrea Cochran is the founding partner of Andrea Cochran Landscape Architecture and a recipient of numerous awards, including the 2023 Design Futures Council Lifetime Achievement Award. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, she talks about the path that led her to the profession, the relationship between art and design, and why she thinks landscape architects are uniquely situated to help solve some of our most complex environmental problems.
As a leader, it’s important to be aware that others depend on you for direction, confidence, self-discipline, and genuine care. When your demeanor communicates these things, people are more apt to embrace your authenticity.
Ella Hazard is the Managing Director of Arktura Ventures, a venture studio wholly backed by Armstrong World Industries that focuses on accelerating and incubating advancements in architecture, engineering and materials science in building and construction. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, she talks about the trial and error of her nonlinear career path, how the stumbles she’s made along the way have perfectly positioned for her current job, and why applying the practices of venture design to the delivery of architecture might be key in changing its value proposition.
How much time, effort, and money are you investing in your growth? The people that follow you as their leader depend on you bettering yourself on a regular basis.
Make no mistake about it, 2024 will be replete with challenges. DesignIntelligence is committed to staying focused on our community of built environment professionals and firms to support you with insight empowered foresight, pragmatic and strategic advice to weather whatever comes, and provisioning the perspectives you need for the decisions that matter.
Rick Archer is a founding partner at Overland Partners Architecture + Urban Design and served as Overland’s CEO from 2016 to 2023. He is an active leader in community initiatives around the globe, with a focus on education, sustainability, social equity and design that inspires human flourishing. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, he talks about what he learned from his time at the American Academy in Rome, what he learned about leadership from his time as CEO of Overland, and what he believes is the bedrock of any organization.
You might recall the words of F. Scott Fitzgerald who said, “The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposing ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function.”
Randy Deutsch is an educator, author, international keynote speaker, AI researcher, and licensed architect. He is a Senior Fellow of the Design Futures Council and currently serves as Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign School of Architecture. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, he talks about the benefits and opportunities of AI, the risks inherent in AI, and the skills that will continue to be important even as AI changes the way students prepare for a career in architecture.
Transformation is no longer an option, but rather, a mandate for resilience. Few will count the costs or pay the price to authentically transform, but they will be the vanguard of the new built environment over the next few years.
Evelyn Lee is head of workplace strategy and innovation at Slack Technologies. With a background in both architecture and business, she is a widely published columnist and featured speaker at national design and architecture conferences. She served as the first-ever female Treasurer to the AIA National Board in 2020-2021 and will serve as the AIA National President in 2025. On this edition of this is DesignIntelligence, she talks about her role at Slack, how we should rethink the business model of architecture and design, and why architects should not be afraid to step out of their lane and talk about more than just buildings
Time and resolve are two essential factors for transformation. Leadership who determines to transform themselves as well as the organizations they lead will give it the time to form coupled with unwavering resolve to see it through.
Dr. Vini Nathan currently serves as Auburn University’s Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs. In 2011, she joined Auburn University as Dean and McWhorter Chair in the College of Architecture, Design and Construction (CADC), and prior to that she held teaching positions at Virginia Tech, the University of Michigan, Michigan State University, New York Institute of Technology, and Philadelphia University. On this edition of this is DesignIntelligence, she talks about her unique professional experience, how her design training helped equip her for academic leadership, and how building trust and goodwill early on kept her from losing the confidence of her faculty after one of the biggest mistakes of her career.
A board is a fiduciary responsibility. A board is placed by shareholders who are placing confidence and trust in the board to best represent their interests for sustainable, long term results.
Mancini Duffy is a national design firm with a 100+ year old history and a tech forward approach. William Mandara Jr is the firm’s CEO & Co-owner, and Bolanle Williams Olley is the CFO & Co-owner. On this edition of This is DesignIntelligence, they talk about the history of the firm, the transition to the current generation of leadership and diversified work typologies, and why creating a culture of trust within the firm has been key in building the kind of place where people want to come to work.
When one ascends to leadership, the natural centricity of self will be challenged as responsible leadership decision-making replaces self as the center with the organization being led. Said another way, Me becomes We in responsible leadership decision-making.
Veronica Schreibeis Smith is the Founding Principal of Vera Iconica Architecture as well as the CEO of Vera Iconica Wellness Kitchen & B-Corp Vera Iconica Developments. She is a global pioneer in Wellness Architecture and has been featured world wide in distinguished publications such as the Wall Street Journal and Forbes. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, she talks about what drew her to architecture, how her love of travel and immersion in different cultures has shaped her design philosophy, and why she believes good building performance can nourish the soul of its occupants.
Trustworthiness is assembled and maintained through the consistency of what a leader “does next” after they fail or disappoint or disillusion those they’re leading.
Rico Quirindongo has been working for over 25 years to revitalize and reimagine some of Seattle’s most historic landmarks and neighborhoods and currently serves as Director of the Office of Planning and Community Development for the City of Seattle. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, he talks about what led him to become an architect, why it’s important for architects to be involved in their community, and how design education can help focus on using design skill sets to pursue alternative career paths beyond traditional architecture.
The heart of effective leadership is a commitment to the others one is leading. It's this "others" mindset that sets the effective leader apart from the pack...
Authentic leaders are able to navigate tolerance and forgiveness. Tolerance is the putting up with someone that is not behaving as you would, yet are not harming you. Forgiveness is that strange and virtuous dynamic of opening the way to reconciliation. Both play an essential role in effective leadership.
Andrew Kitchner is the Founder and CEO of New Wave Solutions, an extraordinary firm with an extraordinary leader, specializing in helping organizations retain top-tier talent. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, he shares the workplace habits and expectations that have changed as a result of the pandemic, the three different types of employee commitment, and what firms should be focusing on to make sure they retain talent and foster a culture of commitment.
The effective leader, the one who positively impacts other’s lives, will usually articulate their core beliefs through a positive lens rather than a negative one. It’s an insight about what the leader is for rather than what they’re against.
Hubris is a term not often used in modern language. It means "the pride that comes before a fall".
Ken Sanders has led a long and distinguished career, holding leadership positions at several iconic firms, including ZGF and Gensler. Since retiring in 2018, Ken continues to support the industry by serving on various boards, by teaching at DesignIntelligence Learning, and most recently, authoring the book “Voices of Design Leadership”. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, he shares what led him to architecture and the career path that followed, the role of culture in hybrid work environments, and why it’s important to build a firm that reflects the mosaic of the world.
Effective leaders stride into any given situation with their awareness antennae tuned in to read the room, observe the manner of each, and will adjust to communicate with and positively impact each for the common good.
Darryl Condon has been with hcma architecture out of Vancouver for over 20 years and currently serves as its Managing Principal. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, he talks about what drew him to architecture, the core motivator and purpose at hcma, and how to best to respond to the changing value proposition of the profession.
The responsibility of effective communication is a central attribute of leaders who care about their organizations, teams, and employees. It’s not always convenient . . . actually, it’s rarely convenient, but it’s essential.
Dilip Choudhuri is President and CEO of Walter P Moore, focusing on the strategic leadership of the firm, alignment of leaders across the firm, and mentoring key direct reports. His visionary leadership has transformed the firm into a digital-first, technology-enabled firm. On this edition of This is DesignIntelligence, he talks about the changes he’s seen in engineering sciences in the post pandemic period, the extraordinary innovation happening at Walter P Moore, and how engineering can help better determine health and healthiness in buildings.
Inch deep leadership is pervasive. It may be a mile wide in every direction, but that’s not what makes for sustainably effective leadership.
Kai-Uwe Bergmann is a partner at BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group), heading the business development office which is active in over 40 countries. He also oversees BIG’s urban development projects and supports BIG Landscape. On this edition of This is DesignIntelligence, he talks about what inspired him to become an architect, why he believes every project he designs needs to provide something to the community that is not yet there, and the forgotten opportunity where design professionals can provide value.
Do you love what you do? Granted, not every day is a celebration in our work. Sometimes the day is arduous, full of tripping hazards, and crazy conflicts that seem to spring-up from nowhere.
James Middling is the Global Built Environment Sector Leader for Mott MacDonald, with responsibility for Mott MacDonald’s global Built Environment sector strategy and the growth of services in target markets. This includes responsibility for global building practices that, when combined, contain over 2,900 professional staff. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, he talks about the price paid by the natural environment because of the built environment, the difference between sustainability and regenerative design, and his ideas about how we can continue to enhance society while simultaneously restoring the natural environment.
Effective leaders possess a diverse toolbox of skills and abilities to support their leadership. You can't purchase these tools - you have to adopt them and make them a part of yourself. They become natural extensions of the leader who masters their use in every situation requiring them.
Julia Gamolina is an Associate Principal and Business Development Director at Ennead Architects, a visiting Assistant Professor at Pratt Institute, and Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Madame Architect, a digital magazine and media start-up that celebrates extraordinary women in architecture and advocates for greater equality in the profession. On this edition of This is DesignIntelligence, she shares how Madame Architect grew into THE destination to hear from women in the industry, how she gets students to understand and embrace business development, and how engaging with communities is at the heart of all she does.
Don Davies is Co-founder of Davies-Crooks Associates, a mission driven consulting and adaptive re-use development practice focusing on lowering climate impacts on the planet. He is the past president of Magnusson Klemencic Associates and has worked on projects in 18 countries and more than 50 major metropolitan centers while being an industry champion for resilient and adaptive low carbon construction. On this edition of This is DesignIntelligence, he talks about the lack of a common language when we talk about carbon, what still needs to change, and what’s next as he continues to make a positive mark on the industry and the planet.
Tyler Goss is an architect and innovator with a diverse career with companies like WeWork and Disney Imagineering and now as a VP and Global Digital Lead at AECOM. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, he shares his unique background and what he’s learned that informs his perspectives on the value proposition of design.
As leaders in the built environment industry, you set the course for inclusion and diversity. You have to be confident enough in the humility of your leadership to defer to others, guiding the dialogue towards positively collective outcomes.
Marilyn Moedinger is the Founding Principal of Runcible Studios and has been an adjunct professor for over 10 years, teaching courses at Boston Architectural College, Wentworth Institute of Technology, and Northeastern University. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, she shares what she thinks is the biggest value that designers bring to projects, the importance of articulating the difference between design and design services to the client, and where she thinks architects are missing major opportunities for compensation.
At DesignIntelligence we hold that the most effective leadership leads together. That leadership across the firm, regardless of scope, makes up the leadership energy that drives a firm forward.
Adrian Parr, PhD is the dean of the College of Design at the University of Oregon and is an internationally recognized environmental, political, and cultural thinker and advocate, author, and filmmaker. The driving force behind her work is the question of how to overcome ecological and economic scarcity. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, she talks with Dave about the resilience and security of our water systems, the impact of extreme climate on water sourcing, and how the design community can bear a positive influence in solving these collective challenges.
We create the culture, the soil from which the firm draws its speaking, thinking, and behavior. So what culture do you desire to create at your firm?
Susanne Torriente is the Global Principal for City Resilience at Jacobs. She is an accomplished organizational strategist with 29 years of experience in local government and strategic planning with a keen focus on safety and sustainability. Manjeet Ranu is the National Planning Lead and a Senior Vice President at WSP USA. He has 25 years of experience in the public and private sector across multiple states in urban design, public engagement, capital development, and organizational management. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, they give insight into how they are approaching large projects around the world through an environmentally resilient lens to make communities safer, more equitable, and future ready.
Are you standing on the side of your leadership journey or are you staying in the middle? Are you committed to being the leader your organization needs you to be?
Ben Vickery, co-founder of Vickery Hyett, has 35 years of experience in the designing of sports venues and his experience has culminated in a great degree of knowledge of the standards and requirements for all sport building types. Charlie Jahnigen is a Vice President at SHP with broad experience in all facets of pre-planning, design, documentation and construction, specializing in work related to education and sustainable design. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, they speak with Dave about the effect of COVID on the design of public gathering spaces and the balance between creating secure yet engaging environments.
In the company of trusted others where deep and wide safety resides, leadership is best positioned to do what is right and good and true. In such a context leadership does what is best for the most.
Founder and CEO of ds30, Volker Buscher is experienced in developing and implementing data and digital strategies. He has worked as project director on innovative projects including the London Olympics and developed a global digital service business with revenues of over £40m. He was a recent speaker at the DFC Leadership Summit on Technology and Innovation, where he sat down with Dave to talk about the true meaning of an open data market and the role of leaders in creating new value systems around emerging technologies.
What will always mark a speculator who believes their own distortions is the dynamic of extension. They will extend further and further out on the time horizon with their cobbled together case, and those who bought their story before will buy into the extended predictions.
Gavin Starks has founded, funded, and run over a dozen organizations including acting as CEO of the Open Data Institute. He is the founder of Icebreaker One, an independent, non-partisan non-profit with global reach that convenes organizations to understand how best to use data as a continuous flow of evidence that informs action. He was a recent speaker at the DFC Leadership Summit on Technology and Applied Innovation and took time to sit down with Dave to talk about how curiosity, transparency and interoperability are key ingredients of meaningful transformation.
Erik Svendsen is Director of the Division of Environmental Health, Science, and Practice at the National Center for Environmental Health within the CDC. With more than 20 years of experience in research and public health, his focus is predominantly on environmentally induced illnesses. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, he joins us to talk about what his division at the CDC does, what it means to the built environment industry, and how architects, engineers and developer can engage with the CDC to design for public health.
It's never a good or right idea to trash competitors. It will always come back to haunt you.
Dr. Mitchell Joachim is an Associate Professor of Practice at NYU and Co-Founder of Terreform ONE. He has co-authored 4 books and been featured in numerous articles, including “The Smart List: 15 People the Next President Should Listen To” in Wired and "The 100 People Who Are Changing America" by Rolling Stone. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, he talks about promising innovation and advancements in renewable energy, AI, education and more.
Make the choice today to be the leader everyone needs you to be. Optimistic, strategic, realistic, and positively contagious. It just might turn everything around.
The hope for 2023 is that we will wake-up, set-aside the foolishness, forgive offenses and reconcile differences. That we will rediscover the common sense that we are better together than divided and that every problem we face is resolvable when we do so together.
“Resident Magnetism” is the organizational energy born out of purpose. It’s an energy that emanates from the center and pulses outward touching everyone who interacts with it. It has the power to alter perspectives and change lives.
On our recent series “Leading Creatives”, guest host Bob Fisher spoke to 4 leaders of organizations that live or die by the quality of their creativity. On this edition of This is DesignIntelligence, he shares what he learned with Dave Gilmore, including the absolute importance of relationships and culture within an organization, why diversity is key to creativity, and how conflict can either create chaos or enhance the creative.
A new model for the profession and the business of the profession is critical. A new resilience must be introduced as opposed to that of hopeful endurance.
Lauren Schmidt is a principal at Kohn Pedersen Fox and the youngest woman in KPF’s history to hold that title. During her time at KPF, Lauren has served as designer and manager for some of the firm's most notable and complex New York City projects. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, she talks about the value and necessity of mentorship and learning on the job, the importance of relationships built on trust, respect, and good communication, and how balancing uniqueness and consistency is key to successful projects and careers.
Central to the success of organizations are the twins of Purpose and Vision. Purposeful organizations envision where they desire to be. They look into the future with purpose as their foundation and hope as their fuel.
Valerie Jacobs specializes in looking forward and is Chief Growth Officer at LPK – she is a futurist who helps clients reconcile the enduring and emergent to create meaningful brand experiences that help businesses adapt, excel and win. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, she talks about what led her to trend forecasting, how to attract and retain diverse groups of thinkers, and why trends, in the absence of strategy, are not really all that valuable.
What are the ethical standards for your organization? Who makes that decision? Is it realistic to think that a collection of diverse individuals will all accept the stated standard and live together out of that standard?
Pete Johnson is an award winning Executive Creative Professional who has led creative teams at iconic and beloved brands such as Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, and most recently, the Lego Group. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, he talks about trajectory of his career, what he’s learned about leading creative teams and serving business needs without stifling creative drive, and why he thinks there is no such thing as a dream job.
Being a leader is often thankless, but it comes with the job. If you’re in leadership to be thanked, affirmed, and recognized then it’s probably time to step down.
Matthew Kahn is a leading educator in the field of environmental economics and Provost Professor of Economics at the University of Southern California. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, he explains the discipline of microeconomics, discusses how the climate challenge is creating a huge market for solutions, and how the design profession is poised for innovation and success in this space.
It is more often than not that rising leaders are dissatisfied with the leadership culture of the firm and desire to positively change it. The caution here is that dissatisfaction too often leads to disrespectful criticism and divides and diminishes rather than unifies and strengthens.
Richard Swett is a former Ambassador to Denmark and holds the distinction of being the only architect to serve in the U.S. Congress in the 20th century. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, he talks to us about what he’s up to today, about the role architects must play in civic leadership, and the importance of design thinking in solving the social and environmental problems we face today.
What most influences you? What are you allowing into your life that alters how you think and speak and behave?
The most effective leadership seeks the balance of creative genius coupled with savvy business acumen. The best leaders lead with open arms seeking to learn more, include more, and collaborate more.
Jenna Knudsen is the first female and youngest Managing Principal of CO Architects. She is a long time advocate for equal representation, spearheading initiatives to support and encourage women in architecture. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, she talks about what drew her to the practice of architecture, her transition to a leadership role in a traditionally male dominated profession, and what she and her firm are doing to cultivate an environment that is not just accepting, but embraces diversity of perspectives.
Genuine succession planning is a programmatic process of passing core values, cultural strengths, and clarifying vision to the next generation of leaders. It’s not a matter of tossing the office keys across the desk on the way out the door. It’s letting go to make room for new hearts and hands to lead the firm.
Martha Schwartz is a landscape architect, urbanist, artist, educator and climate activist with a 40 year career establishing her as one of the most distinctive and creative landscape designers in the profession. Her work and teaching focuses on the urban public realm landscape and its importance in making cities “climate ready”. Martha is also Chair of the Jury of the Obel Award, an international prize that honours outstanding architectural contributions to human development all over the world. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, she talks to us about the winding trajectory of her career, the unique role of landscape architects in addressing climate change, and why working together and bold ideas are critical to tackling the climate issues we face today and into the future.
What’s a built environment industry leader to do in these challenging times? First, keep your head. Maintain common sense and refuse to accept baseless, fact-less, highly opinionated input.
Natalie Campos Goodman is the founder of IncentiFind, a real estate technology start up that is radically increasing green construction by connecting residential and commercial properties to incentives when they incorporate green practices. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, she talks about how the idea for IncentiFind was born and how she’s working to get $70 billion into the hands of property owners, developers and tenants.
When leaders from across the built environment industry step forward and step up to owning the responsibilities of leading their organizations through responsible core values, then the world changes.
Tom Spahn is an investor and operating partner in the built environment industry, helping people bring innovative ideas to life in the marketplace. He joined us to discuss the potential and challenges around PropTech, and how built environment professionals can take advantage of the opportunities ahead.
Leaders who operate from both empathy and compassion are highly relatable, in close proximity, and meaningfully effective in the work of leadership. This is difficult stuff for the best among us.
Scott Gwilliam co-founded Keystone Capital in 1994 and serves as a Managing Partner of the firm with primary responsibility for investment activities. Prior to Keystone, Scott served in various organizations and roles where he was actively involved in initial public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate reorganizations. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, he talks about his career, stresses the importance of mentors, and brings a different way of thinking about private equity and partnering with the built environment.
The digital future is not so future. Truth be told, very few in the built environment industry have realized the wonder and transformation of the digital future in the now.
Martha Thorne is Dean of IE School of Architecture and Design in Madrid and former executive director of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, she shares some highlights of her extraordinary career, her thoughts about the future of design education, and why she believes architects and designers now have the most important mission they’ve ever had.
Opportunity has far longer staying power than fear. It's filled with hopes and faith and fortitude.
Volker Buscher serves as Chief Data Officer at Arup, where he is responsible for developing data solutions to support the organization’s automation, services and products. He has global experience in leading digital innovation, as project director and non-executive director. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, he talks about the relationship between digital transformation and data strategy and how having a clear data strategy is key to achieving our 2030 goals.
At DesignIntelligence, we hold that it's the middle leadership posture that's most sustainably successful...
Guy Reid is an award-winning director, speaker and photographer. His 2012 film, Overview, is one of the most watched documentaries on Vimeo, garnering over 8 million views. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, he shares his journey to becoming a filmmaker, how the perspectives of astronauts in space can give us a renewed sense of responsibility for taking care of the environment, and his upcoming project with DesignIntelligence that will bring a message of hope about the possibilities of human choice.
Sometimes referred to as “Servant Leadership”, Back postured leaders approach their work as a supportive role, adopting an encourager's voice, and showing how by actually doing. But like Front postured leadership, Back postured leadership isn’t a one size fits all solution.
Steve Morriss is President, Asia Pacific and Middle East, at SNC-Lavalin. He has over 30 years’ experience and global expertise, serving at various organizations including AECOM, Mouchel, and Serco Solutions. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, he shares the journey that has led him to one of the largest engineering firms in the world, the importance of culture and values in a complex global organization, and the duty we have as an industry to make sure infrastructure investments impact society and the planet in a positive way.
Posturing as a leader can sometimes be a confusing exercise. How does one position themselves in any given situation?
An architect practicing in Paris and Washington DC, Thomas Vonier is past president of the International Union of Architects (2017-2021) and past president of The American Institute of Architects (2016-2017). On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, he talks about his storied career as an architect and executive leader across the design industry, what’s changed in the profession over the last few decades, and the universal power of good architecture and urban planning to transform lives.
The loss of perspective and the threat of being overwhelmed usually occurs when a leader doesn't responsibly manage their thinking on a daily basis. When we step back, step aside, and step down from the breakneck rush of nonstop thinking to recall, remember, and regain perspective we are proactively managing the flow of our mind.
There is a delicate dance between economics and the climate that we are living in. But according to Matthew Khan, we can set up the rules of the game of capitalism to achieve the win-win of positive climate outcomes and ongoing economic growth. Listen to this conversation from last fall as he shares his thoughts on "accidental environmentalists", the power of incentives, and much more.
The heart of effective leadership is a commitment to the others one is leading. It's this "others" mindset that sets the effective leader apart from the pack...
April is Earth Month, presenting an imperative opportunity to consider how we should act, innovate, and implement to build healthy communities. Water is the lifeblood of every community; effective management of water improves the quality of life throughout our neighborhoods, our country, and our world. Listen to our conversation with Alyson Watson from last fall as she discusses critical issues that we should be thinking about when it comes to water, equity, and the environment.
Do you want to depend on theory when it comes to leading others or the actual experience of those who have lived the life and have the the scars to prove it?
March is Women's History Month, a time when we commemorate, observe and celebrate the vital role of women in American history. It's also a great time to recognize the strength and achievements of women who have risen through the ranks in the traditionally male-dominated built environment industry. Listen as they share how they've used their gifts and talents to empower leadership, create cultures of inclusion, and elevate the industry.
We are inclined to either anesthetize or deny our fears. Be it through some mental mind game or verbal gymnastics or physical expression, we maneuver to posture against fear.
Placing Leadership is the most serious work of any organization. Its implications and ramifications stretch out over years.
Overnight, everything can change and just last week, everything changed in Ukraine. In spite of pervasive connectivity and ubiquitous internet access, we see what we want to see and filter out the rest. We take in information but are blind, deaf, and dumb to understanding what it means in the immediate and near future.
We’re wrapping up our series “Demystifying the Infrastructure Bill” and today we’re speaking with William Nordwind. Will is a partner and co-chair of Venable's Legislative and Government Affairs Group. He’s a 15-year veteran of Capitol Hill, with in-house legal, government relations, and crisis communications experience and focuses his practice on government relations and congressional investigations. He’ll talk about how his group helps clients navigate the ambiguous space resulting from what comes out of government and how they can work within the structure to avail themselves of what’s been created by the Infrastructure Bill.
We’re in Washington DC continuing our series “Demystifying the Infrastructure Bill” and today we’re speaking with James Reilly. Jim is a Senior Policy Advisor at Venable and the former chief of staff for Senator Tom Carper (D-DE). He is an experienced leader and skilled strategist with a track record of creating practical, bipartisan solutions to climate, infrastructure, energy, and environmental issues. He’ll share his thoughts about why the Build Back Better Act failed to pass, whether there is still hope for any of its parts or pieces, and the important climate issue that isn’t getting a lot of attention in the public media.
Today we’re speaking with Todd Lang and Fred Wagner. Todd is the Director of Transportation Planning at the Baltimore Metropolitan Council, where he oversees the MPO work program, including development of the region’s short and long range transportation plans. Fred is a partner at Venable, where he focuses on environmental and natural resources issues associated with major infrastructure, mining and energy project development. They’ll give us insight into what MPOs are and how they operate, what their planning process means to the expenditure of funds, and how built environment stakeholders can engage and add value to community planning.
The most effective investment in another's life is expressed through listening. Leaders who listen are exponentially more powerful than those who operate from distraction, selfish agendas, or fear.
We’re speaking with Art Guzzetti and Fred Wagner. Art Guzzetti is a 40 year professional in public transportation at the local, state, and national levels, and serves as Vice President of Mobility Initiatives and Policy for the American Public Transportation Association (APTA). Fred Wagner was appointed chief counsel of the US Federal Highway Administration during the Obama administration and now focuses on environmental and natural resource issues associated with major infrastructure, mining, and energy project development. They’ll give us insight into how this bill is different than previous infrastructure bills and why that’s important, the changing model of public transportation and what that means to communities, and the opportunities that this bill brings to build differently for more sustainable, equitable and resilient outcomes.
We’re speaking with Fred Wagner for part 2 of our ongoing series “Demystifying the Infrastructure Bill. Fred was appointed chief counsel of the US Federal Highway Administration during the Obama administration and now focuses on environmental and natural resource issues associated with major infrastructure, mining, and energy project development. He’s going to give us insight into what it takes for the money to find its way into the public realm, the lessons we have learned to make this a more efficient, effective, and equitable endeavor, and what the built environment industry needs to consider to better understand the opportunities afforded by this bill.
We begin our series "Demystifying the Infrastructure Bill" with the Honorable James H. Burnley IV and James D. Reilly. James Burnley served as the US secretary of transportation from 1987 to 1989 and is one of the nation’s foremost authorities on transportation law and policy. James Reilly is the former chief of staff for Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) and a skilled strategist who is highly regarded for his ability to work with both sides of the aisle to pass key legislation in Congress. We’re going to hear from them about what this bill includes, the foreign relations impact of the bill, and the opportunities and challenges that could impact the built environment industry and the US economy at large.
What are you investing in your own leadership life? What are you investing in the next generation of leaders? How are you refilling the tank that fuels effectiveness?
Paul Finch is the Program Director of the World Architecture Festival and was editor of the Architect’s Journal (1994-1999) and editor of The Architectural Review (2005-2009). Paul has had a storied career and he has a firm grasp on the history of the architectural profession and its meaning and relevance today. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, he speaks with Dave about the state of design education, the catalyst for the World Architecture Festival, and what the past can tell us about the future of the built environment industry.
Tyler Goss is a thoughtful and strategic leader focused on catalyzing change in the built environment industry through the leverage of novel technologies, business models, process improvements and policy reform. Blaine Wishart has extensive software design, management and development experience in diverse industries including financial, medical, insurance, shipping, software development, AEC, publishing, aerospace, and manufacturing. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, they join Dave to talk about accelerations in technology and innovation and to discuss whether any progress is being made in the built environment from a technology standpoint.
Paul Conder is a principal and customer experience expert at CallisonRTKL. Paul has a 25-year track record of developing new customer experiences for global retail brands. He has led research and design projects for brands like Nike, SoulCycle, Starbucks, Ford, and Starwood. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, he joins Dave to talk about what experience design really is, the types of talent on an experience design team, and the space where he sees the biggest opportunity for improvement.
The challenge to establish and maintain balance is both a person by person choice as well as an employer choice. It’s critically important for leaders to spend the time and effort exploring the multiple variables of healthy balance for those they lead.
Alyson Watson is the Chief Executive Officer of Woodard and Curran, an integrated engineering, science, and operations firm serving clients across the nation. Alyson has more than 20 years’ experience as an executive leader, environmental consultant and project manager focused on water resources planning and water quality analysis. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, she joins Dave to talk about the state of infrastructure and its effect on water, the idea of a national water grid, and a critical issue that shouldn’t be ignored as more utilities incorporate automation and technology.
Are you, as a leader, aware of the primary technologies currently driving your business and your industry?
On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, Dave is joined by Ana Pinto da Silva and Jonathan Salk. Ana is the CEO of Minka Incorporated. Her work synthesizes her interest in design, story telling, architecture and emerging technologies. Jonathan is the co-author, with his father Jonas Salk, of the book A New Reality, Human Evolution for a Sustainable Future. Together, they talk about the intersection of science and culture, the challenges to quality of life throughout the human lifespan, and how design can positively influence community and cooperation, and play a central role in changing the experience of marginalized groups for the better.
As a leader in the built environment, what are you thinking, planning, organizing, and funding to ensure pregnant opportunities are not squandered in false intellect or pretense-based posturing? The most sustainably effective leaders refuse to generate smoke, but instead live and breathe substance.
On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, Dave is joined by Ana Pinto da Silva and Jonathan Salk. Ana is the CEO of Minka Incorporated. Her work synthesizes her interest in design, story telling, architecture and emerging technologies. Jonathan is the co-author, with his father Jonas Salk, of the book A New Reality, Human Evolution for a Sustainable Future. Together, they talk about the intersection of science and culture, the challenges to quality of life throughout the human lifespan, and how design can positively influence community and cooperation, and play a central role in changing the experience of marginalized groups for the better.
What's behind the DesignIntelligence effort to develop leadership in the built environment industry? Dave Gilmore gives the "why" that led to the launch of the long anticipated DesignIntelligence Leadership Institute.
Matthew Kahn is a Provost Professor of Economics at the University of Southern California, a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and a research fellow at IZA. On this edition of This is DesignIntelligence, he joins Dave to talk about intentional vs. accidental environmentalists, the power of incentives, and the chicken and egg issue of how the economy influences the climate change challenge and how the climate change challenge influences the economy.
When we express genuine generosity towards all those in our sphere of influence, we have everything to win and absolutely nothing to lose.
At DesignIntelligence we say, “The first rung on the ascending ladder towards effective leadership is knowing you don’t know and saying so to others.” The essence of this maxim being humble awareness and confident vulnerability.
What might be the value of failure in the life and work of a leader? Not every failure is a failure and not every opportunity to learn from failure is exercised...
Once the vision is out there, the call to change is made, and assigned actions are distributed, it more effective for leaders to drop back to the beneath, behind, and beside.
Enough is an easy measurement when addressing such things as the good and bad I just mentioned but I fear we might be applying such simplicity too freely to all manner of leadership dimensions.
Discernment is a knowing that may or may not be accompanied by understanding. In other words, discernment senses the "what", but may not understand the "why" or "how".
What's the value of quiet, other than to sleep? What's the big deal about silence and quiet?
It's the responsibility of leadership to attentively and intentionally set the cultural values of the firm they're leading. Leadership sets the tone of acceptance, inclusion, accountability, and second chances or it drums out the beat of demand performance, marginalization, punitive structures, and diminshment.
As a leader, it's critical that you too ask yourself some questions. It's truly important for you to expand your perspective to take in a wider view of what leadership can do to positively advance society.
Discretion is an art, a defined skill lost upon too many. It's the closest sibling of diplomacy and is foolishly mistaken for weakness.
So what about the many observed and adopted lessons from the pandemic period? What did we learn? What did we unlearn? What did we re-learn?
Over the last many weeks, we’ve had an opportunity to talk to several professionals and leaders from around the world to get their perspectives on what has been altered coming out of COVID and how it has affected practice (and everyday life!). Today we hear from Paul Hyett, an independent consultant, founding partner of Vickery Hyett, and past President of RIBA.
Over the last many weeks, we’ve had an opportunity to talk to several professionals and leaders from around the world to get their perspectives on what has been altered coming out of COVID and how it has affected practice (and everyday life!). Today we hear from Gaurav Chopra, Managing Director of fivD.
Over the last many weeks, we’ve had an opportunity to talk to several professionals and leaders from around the world to get their perspectives on what has been altered coming out of COVID and how it has affected practice (and everyday life!). Today we hear from Richard Peiser, the Michael D. Spear Professor of Real Estate Development at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design and Director of the university-wide Real Estate Academic Initiative.
Over the last many weeks, we’ve had an opportunity to talk to several professionals and leaders from around the world to get their perspectives on what has been altered coming out of COVID and how it has affected practice (and everyday life!). Today we hear from Matthew Tribe, CallisonRTKL's Regional Practice Group Leader for the Middle East...
Over the last many weeks, we’ve had an opportunity to talk to several professionals and leaders from around the world to get their perspectives on what has been altered coming out of COVID and how it has affected practice (and everyday life!). Today we hear from Bill Nankivell, the CEO of B+H Architects...
So many organizations have pivoted to survival and have sandbagged company boundaries in an attempt to save the assets. So now what? Will you remain in this posture, or take the risk of turning inside out towards wholly new transformative actions targeting reinvention?
Robert Hughes is a Senior Research Fellow with the American Institute for Economic Research and an Economics Fellow of the Design Futures Council. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, he joins Dave to talk about the economic impact of the unprecedented policies that were put in place in response to the pandemic, the resiliency of the U.S. economy as we head toward recovery, and the potential threats that could undermine economic growth in the long term.
The first rung on the ladder towards authentic leadership is knowing you don't know and being able to say so to others.
Roberta Kowalishin is the Chief Information and Technology Officer at Dialog. Nick Cameron is the Director of Digital Practice at Perkins & Will. Holly St. Clair is the Chief Technology Officer at Sasaki. Shane Burger is the Global Leader – Technical Innovation at Woods Bagot. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, they’re back to share their thoughts about how technology leaders should participate in the overall leadership and governance of their firms and the things technology leaders can do and say to promote more diversity in the field.
Just about everything in life and living is to some degree connected either by substance, relationship or consequence. Effective leadership requires we be operating from a center of opened perception, consciously aware, seeking connectedness on multiple dimensions.
Cheryl Kitchner spent 25 years working in commercial architecture and design when she found her niche in professional development. Today she serves as Corporate Coach at HKS Architects, where she focuses on leadership growth and transformation. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, the tables are turned as she interviews Dave; you'll hear his observations on leadership across the built environment industry as well as exciting information about what's coming up in the DesignIntelligence Leadership Institute.
When leaders are approachable, people are more apt to hear and listen, absorb and act on the leadership. But there's another side to this coin.
Amy Cupples is the Managing Principal at Keller Mitchell & Company. Kona Gray is a Principal at EDSA. Kush Parekh is an Associate Principal at Studio-MLA. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, they discuss how the changes of the last year have impacted the profession, what it really means to design for health and equity, and how landscape architects are leading that charge.
Leaders make choices that result in life-altering outcomes for both themselves and myriad others. Effective leadership demands we operate far more from front of mind consciousness rather than back of mind automation. Our choices, our decisions matter now and later.
Demeanor is our outward way, the signaling posture we assume consciously or unconsciously. Conscious, unconscious, visual and verbal signals front what others observe about us and from these people naturally draw conclusions, make judgements and determine how they will or won't interact with us.
Both emotional maturity and approachability emanate from a common root: self-acceptance. This value of self-acceptance is inestimable.
Flavia Grey is the leader of the firm-wide data and research development group at ZGF. Upali Nanda is a Principal and Director of Research at HKS. Elizabeth Vandermark is a Principal and Director of Research at SmithGroup. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, you’ll hear their thoughts on the need for a robust knowledge ecosystem across the industry with the infrastructure to support it, and how coalition, not collaboration, could be the key to bringing meaningful insights to a data saturated world.
When leaders wander into the decision-making context without a firm grasp of the details, they set themselves up for failure and are most likely to generate damage far beyond their immediate space.
Roberta Kowalishin is the Chief Information and Technology Officer at Dialog. Nick Cameron is the Director of Digital Practice at Perkins & Will. Holly St. Clair is the Chief Technology Officer at Sasaki. Shane Burger is the Global Leader – Technical Innovation at Woods Bagot. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, they share their thoughts around the complacency of innovation within the industry, the tension between technology and the art of design, and why firms should not see their research as a competitive advantage.
Leadership is difficult on the best of days. When attempting to lead in a context of mistrust, loss of confidence, and organizational antagonism, most leaders fold. And why not? Leaders aren't their best when they're alone.
Lauren Della Bella is the President and Chief Executive Officer of SHP; Kathleen John is the Chief Operating Officer of Meyer Borgman Johnson; Lauri Goodman Lampson is the President and Chief Operating Officer of PDR; Katherine Peele is the Chief Practice Officer of LS3P; and Wendy Rogers is the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Talent Officer of LPA. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, you’ll hear about their experiences rising through the ranks in a traditionally male -dominated profession, how their gifts and strengths as women empower leadership, and why creating a culture of inclusion and support is not just good for the individual and the company, but good for the industry as a whole.
What would happen if the many thinkers, the curious searchers and knowledge scientists joined together to solve the challenges of the built environment? What would occur if the field of research was understood as open and wholly accessible rather than closed and shielded by some shallow sense of competitive advantage?
Dr. Barbara White Bryson is the Associate Dean for Research and Director of the Drachman Institute at the College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture at the University of Arizona. In her new book, Creating a Culture of Predictable Outcomes, she offers specific guidance to industry stakeholders to succeed in achieving project-related predictable outcomes by focusing on culture rather than process. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, she talks about the three biggest mistakes that project leaders are making and why we desperately need to create cultures where innovation is possible.
Transformation is rarely instantaneous. It’s usually a matter of time coupled with several other variables resulting in a sometimes wholly unrecognizable outcome. The primary partner to time in the transformational journey is choice. Leadership choices impact far more than the decider. People, businesses, economies and cultures are formed and shaped by the myriad choices made each day by leaders...
At DesignIntelligence, we see a major shift occurring that will most likely take center stage in the second half of the year. It centers around the domain of talent. To best thrive on the opportunities ahead, a keen and unwavering commitment to talent excellence is necessary.
Paul Hyett, RIBA, and Honorary Fellow of AIA, is an independent consultant practicing out of London. He was formerly President of the Royal Institute of British Architects and Principal with HKS architects for 20 years. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, Paul reminisces about his journey from van driver to the merchant Navy to RIBA president, talks about what he’s been doing since retiring from HKS, and shares the formative experience that shaped him and led him to be optimistic about change in all circumstances
Dave Gilmore, President and CEO of DesignIntelligence, shares insights, encouragements, and foresight perspectives as the built environment industry grapples with the effects of COVID-19.
Dave Gilmore, President and CEO of DesignIntelligence, shares insights, encouragements, and foresight perspectives as the built environment industry grapples with the effects of COVID-19.
Dave Gilmore, President and CEO of DesignIntelligence, shares insights, encouragements, and foresight perspectives as the built environment industry grapples with the effects of COVID-19.
Dave Gilmore, President and CEO of DesignIntelligence, shares insights, encouragements, and foresight perspectives as the built environment industry grapples with the effects of COVID-19.
Phil Bernstein and Scott Simpson join Dave for part 2 of their discussion about the future of architecture, and particularly around the theme of risk and contractual instrumentation towards better outcomes for the future. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, you'll hear about the difference between sharing risk and dividing risk, why we need to get creative about our contractual structures, and how the events of 2020 have given us a unique opportunity to examine the fundamental value proposition of the design professions.
Dave Gilmore, President and CEO of DesignIntelligence, shares insights, encouragements, and foresight perspectives as the built environment industry grapples with the effects of COVID-19.
Dave Gilmore, President and CEO of DesignIntelligence, shares insights, encouragements, and foresight perspectives as the built environment industry grapples with the effects of COVID-19.
Dave Gilmore, President and CEO of DesignIntelligence, shares insights, encouragements, and foresight perspectives as the built environment industry grapples with the effects of COVID-19.
Phil Bernstein is a well-known architect, technologist and Associate Dean at the Yale School of Architecture. Scott Simpson is an award-winning architect, a Richard Upjohn fellow of the AIA, and a Senior Fellow and Board Member of the Design Futures Council. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, you’ll hear why embracing technology is essential to industry transformation, how the AEC industry’s aversion to risk is hindering its opportunity and influence, and where the true value of what an architect does really lies.
Dave Gilmore, President and CEO of DesignIntelligence, shares insights, encouragements, and foresight perspectives as the built environment industry grapples with the effects of COVID-19.
Dave Gilmore, President and CEO of DesignIntelligence, shares insights, encouragements, and foresight perspectives as the built environment industry grapples with the effects of COVID-19.
Audrey Koehn is the Global Interiors Leader for DLR Group, leading a design studio of more than 125 interior design professionals. Audrey is a client-oriented interior designer with a passion for space and responsive solutions. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, you’ll hear her thoughts on the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on interior design, the importance of immersive research, and why she only hires people who can do the job better than she can.
Dave Gilmore, President and CEO of DesignIntelligence, shares insights, encouragements, and foresight perspectives as the built environment industry grapples with the effects of COVID-19.
Dave Gilmore, President and CEO of DesignIntelligence, shares insights, encouragements, and foresight perspectives as the built environment industry grapples with the effects of COVID-19.
Bob Hughes is a senior Research Fellow with the American Institute for Economic Research with over 25 years’ experience in economic and financial markets research. He was formerly the head of Global Equity Strategy for Brown Brothers Harriman, where he developed equity investment strategy combining top-down macro analysis with bottom-up fundamentals. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, he explains how COVID-19 (and our response to it) caused a historic shutdown of the economy and an unprecedented contraction of activity, why our understanding of the disease is critical to understanding the changes to the economy, and the most important things business leaders should be paying attention to in order to guide their firms through the uncertainty ahead.
Dave Gilmore, President and CEO of DesignIntelligence, shares insights, encouragements, and foresight perspectives as the built environment industry grapples with the effects of COVID-19.
Dave Gilmore, President and CEO of DesignIntelligence, shares insights, encouragements, and foresight perspectives as the built environment industry grapples with the effects of COVID-19.
Dave recently had the opportunity to speak with Joel Pennington, Head of Product at VIM. Joel is a mixed reality visionary with a rich background in film-making and video game development. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, you’ll hear about the challenges and breakthroughs that VIM has experienced and how they’re making BIM data accessible to all the folks who need it in the right place and at the right time.
Dave Gilmore, President and CEO of DesignIntelligence, shares insights, encouragements, and foresight perspectives as the built environment industry grapples with the effects of COVID-19.
Dave Gilmore, President and CEO of DesignIntelligence, shares insights, encouragements, and foresight perspectives as the built environment industry grapples with the effects of COVID-19.
Dave is joined by Carl Giegold, the founding partner of Threshold Acoustics. Carl has a broad background in design, technical architecture and historic preservation that adds great depth to his consulting on acoustics. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, you’ll hear the science around how the brain responds to sound, the effects of the tension between our hearing physiology and our cultural expectations, and why it’s incumbent upon designers to think about how our buildings sound as well as how they look.
Dave Gilmore, President and CEO of DesignIntelligence, shares insights, encouragements, and foresight perspectives as the built environment industry grapples with the effects of COVID-19.
Dave Gilmore, President and CEO of DesignIntelligence, shares insights, encouragements, and foresight perspectives as the built environment industry grapples with the effects of COVID-19.
Dave is joined in the studio by Blaine Wishart and Tyler Goss. Blaine is a Berkeley, California-based systems architect, programmer and technology philosopher. Tyler is a solutions expert whose command of language and counter-intuitive thinking makes for a powerful combination when addressing the challenges of technology in the built environment. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, you’ll hear their ideas about what’s inhibiting the built environment industry from making transformative technological leaps, the authenticity of Artificial Intelligence, and why the future of a firm is not just about getting more contracts.
Dave Gilmore, President and CEO of DesignIntelligence, shares insights, encouragements, and foresight perspectives as the built environment industry grapples with the effects of COVID-19.
Dave Gilmore, President and CEO of DesignIntelligence, shares insights, encouragements, and foresight perspectives as the built environment industry grapples with the effects of COVID-19.
Michael Monti is the Executive Director of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, an international association of architecture schools preparing future architects, designers, and change agents that works to enhance teaching and research across the discipline. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, you’ll hear what educators learned from the immediate pivot in the Spring and how design schools are looking at adapting the tactile part of instruction to a new digital construct.
Dave Gilmore, President and CEO of DesignIntelligence, shares insights, encouragements, and foresight perspectives as the built environment industry grapples with the effects of COVID-19.
Dave Gilmore, President and CEO of DesignIntelligence, shares insights, encouragements, and foresight perspectives as the built environment industry grapples with the effects of COVID-19.
Dave Gilmore, President and CEO of DesignIntelligence, shares insights, encouragements, and foresight perspectives as the built environment industry grapples with the effects of COVID-19.
Dave recently had a chance to speak with two K-12 architecture and design leaders, Lauren Della Bella and Wendy Rogers. Lauren is the President of SHP, a firm nationally recognized as a leader in facility planning, design and management, and she is the co-author of 9 Billion Schools: Why the World Needs Personalized Lifelong Learning for All. Wendy is an experienced educational designer and the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Talent Officer of LPA, a fully integrated firm with a reputation for innovation and sustainable design. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, you’ll hear how different regions of the country are dealing with the challenges and disruptions of delivering curriculum in the face of COVID-19 and why we should view this as an opportunity to change the model of education and go in a new direction.
Dave Gilmore, President and CEO of DesignIntelligence, shares insights, encouragements, and foresight perspectives as the built environment industry grapples with the effects of COVID-19.
Dave Gilmore, President and CEO of DesignIntelligence, shares insights, encouragements, and foresight perspectives as the built environment industry grapples with the effects of COVID-19.
Dr. Barbara White Bryson is Associate Dean for Research of the College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture and Professor of Practice in the School of Architecture at The University of Arizona. Dr. Bryson is an accomplished planner, strategist, educator and author who continues to push the boundaries of the architecture profession. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, she speaks with Dave about the habits and processes that are destructive to the industry and why focusing on culture rather than processes results in more predictable outcomes.
Dave Gilmore, President and CEO of DesignIntelligence, shares insights, encouragements, and foresight perspectives as the built environment industry grapples with the effects of COVID-19.
Dave Gilmore, President and CEO of DesignIntelligence, shares insights, encouragements, and foresight perspectives as the built environment industry grapples with the effects of COVID-19.
Dave Gilmore, President and CEO of DesignIntelligence, shares insights, encouragements, and foresight perspectives as the built environment industry grapples with the effects of COVID-19.
On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, Dave and Kelly continue their conversation on the future of environmental responsibility and the future of talent. You’ll also hear Kelly’s thoughts on the 4 biggest problems the industry should be solving and why she believes there isn’t a conversation that shouldn’t be started.
Dave Gilmore, President and CEO of DesignIntelligence, shares insights, encouragements, and foresight perspectives as the built environment industry grapples with the effects of COVID-19.
Dave Gilmore, President and CEO of DesignIntelligence, shares insights, encouragements, and foresight perspectives as the built environment industry grapples with the effects of COVID-19.
Dave Gilmore, President and CEO of DesignIntelligence, shares insights, encouragements, and foresight perspectives as the built environment industry grapples with the effects of COVID-19.
Dave Gilmore, President and CEO of DesignIntelligence, shares insights, encouragements, and foresight perspectives as the built environment industry grapples with the effects of COVID-19.
Lauri Goodman Lampson is the President and CEO of PDR, a consulting, design + architecture and brand firm that designs innovative and dynamic places for people to be their best. Lauri is a leader of leaders and a visionary who frames business challenges as optimistic calls to action. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, she talks with Dave about how COVID-19 has changed the way we work, how we should be thinking about design and organizational resilience, and why she believes the workplace will become a human centered headquarters for an organization’s community and culture.
Dave Gilmore, President and CEO of DesignIntelligence, shares insights, encouragements, and foresight perspectives as the built environment industry grapples with the effects of COVID-19
Dave Gilmore, President and CEO of DesignIntelligence, shares insights, encouragements, and foresight perspectives as the built environment industry grapples with the effects of COVID-19
Dave Gilmore, President and CEO of DesignIntelligence, shares insights, encouragements, and foresight perspectives as the built environment industry grapples with the effects of COVID-19
Dave and Lynn recently spoke with Andrew Kitchner, a research scientist and the founder of New Wave Solutions, a consulting firm focused on transforming the employee survey industry with a more modern and holistic alternative to employee engagement. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, you’ll hear how his background in economics and neuropsychology has enabled him to better understand the cause and effects of labor trends and why focusing on organizational commitment is key in gaining, training and retaining talent.https://new-wave-solutions.com/https://www.facebook.com/NewWaveSurveys/linkedin.com/company/newwavesurveyshttps://twitter.com/NewWaveSurveys
Dave Gilmore, President and CEO of DesignIntelligence, shares insights, encouragements, and foresight perspectives as the built environment industry grapples with the effects of COVID-19
Dave Gilmore, President and CEO of DesignIntelligence, shares insights, encouragements, and foresight perspectives as the built environment industry grapples with the effects of COVID-19
Dave Gilmore, President and CEO of DesignIntelligence, shares insights, encouragements, and foresight perspectives as the built environment industry grapples with the effects of COVID-19
Dave Gilmore, President and CEO of DesignIntelligence, shares insights, encouragements, and foresight perspectives as the built environment industry grapples with the effects of COVID-19
Dave Gilmore, President and CEO of DesignIntelligence, shares insights, encouragements, and foresight perspectives as the built environment industry grapples with the effects of COVID-19
Dave and Lynn speak with John SanGiovanni, co-founder and CEO of Visual Vocal, whose virtual reality platform is powering a new generation of tools for productivity, creativity, and communication. John has authored or coauthored 20 patents in the areas of mobile UI, wearable hardware systems and augmented reality, many of which were licensed or purchased by Microsoft and Apple. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, you’ll hear his vision of the future of design, the surprising way his technology is being used that he did not anticipate, and how his experience playing a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle helps drive his work today.https://www.visualvocal.com/
Dave Gilmore, President and CEO of DesignIntelligence, shares insights, encouragements, and foresight perspectives as the built environment industry grapples with the effects of COVID-19
Dave Gilmore, President and CEO of DesignIntelligence, shares insights, encouragements, and foresight perspectives as the built environment industry grapples with the effects of COVID-19
Dave Gilmore, President and CEO of DesignIntelligence, shares insights, encouragements, and foresight perspectives as the built environment industry grapples with the effects of COVID-19
Dave Gilmore, President and CEO of DesignIntelligence, shares insights, encouragements, and foresight perspectives as the built environment industry grapples with the effects of COVID-19
Dave Gilmore, President and CEO of DesignIntelligence, shares insights, encouragements, and foresight perspectives as the built environment industry grapples with the effects of COVID-19
Dave Gilmore, President and CEO of DesignIntelligence, shares insights, encouragements, and foresight perspectives as the built environment industry grapples with the effects of COVID-19
Dave recently met up with Holly St. Clair, Chief Technology Officer at Sasaki to talk about the path that led her from the world of urban planning to the world of technology and its ultimate yield: data. She is recognized as an innovator and a change agent, having served as Massachusetts’ first Chief Digital and Data Officer. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, you’ll hear about what she learned from her time in state government and why she thinks being visionary sometimes simply means being practical and looking at how to use what we already have to make the biggest impact.https://www.sasaki.com
Dave Gilmore, President and CEO of DesignIntelligence, shares insights, encouragements, and foresight perspectives as the built environment industry grapples with the effects of COVID-19
Dave Gilmore, President and CEO of DesignIntelligence, shares insights, encouragements, and foresight perspectives as the built environment industry grapples with the effects of COVID-19
Dave Gilmore, President and CEO of DesignIntelligence, shares insights, encouragements, and foresight perspectives as the built environment industry grapples with the effects of COVID-19
Peter Devereaux is Chairman and CEO at Harley Ellis Devereaux, an integrated design firm founded in 1908 that’s grown to a staff of over 450 in a broad range of markets in eight US offices. Peter’s expertise ranges from professional practice and project delivery to mergers and acquisitions. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, you’ll hear how he’s been able to achieve true functional integration across multiple disciplines, what he’s learned over his years of executing successful merger and acquisition strategies, and what he sees as new opportunities created by the COVID-19 crisis.
Dave Gilmore, President and CEO of DesignIntelligence, shares insights, encouragements, and foresight perspectives as the built environment industry grapples with the effects of COVID-19
Dave Gilmore, President and CEO of DesignIntelligence, shares insights, encouragements, and foresight perspectives as the built environment industry grapples with the effects of COVID-19
Dave Gilmore, President and CEO of DesignIntelligence, shares insights, encouragements, and foresight perspectives as the built environment industry grapples with the effects of COVID-19
Dave recently spoke with Jamie Frankel about the impact of COVID-19 on the New York City development community and the design community as a whole. Jamie has 30 years of experience practicing law in the NYC area and is a senior partner in the construction law practice at Schiff Hardin, LLP. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, you'll hear his observations on how COVID-19 impacts labor, the supply chain, liability coverage, contractual documentation, and why danger and fear are not the same thing.
Dave Gilmore, President and CEO of DesignIntelligence, shares insights, encouragements, and foresight perspectives as the built environment industry grapples with the effects of COVID-19
Dave Gilmore, President and CEO of DesignIntelligence, shares insights, encouragements, and foresight perspectives as the built environment industry grapples with the effects of COVID-19
Dave Gilmore, President and CEO of DesignIntelligence, shares insights, encouragements, and foresight perspectives as the built environment industry grapples with the effects of COVID-19
Dave Gilmore, President and CEO of DesignIntelligence, shares insights, encouragements, and foresight perspectives as the built environment industry grapples with the effects of COVID-19
Dave Gilmore, President and CEO of DesignIntelligence, shares insights, encouragements, and foresight perspectives as the built environment industry grapples with the effects of COVID-19
Dave Gilmore, President and CEO of DesignIntelligence, shares insights, encouragements, and foresight perspectives as the built environment industry grapples with the effects of COVID-19
Dave Gilmore, President and CEO of DesignIntelligence, shares insights, encouragements, and foresight perspectives as the built environment industry grapples with the effects of COVID-19
Dave Gilmore, President and CEO of DesignIntelligence, shares insights, encouragements, and foresight perspectives as the built environment industry grapples with the effects of COVID-19
Dave sat down with Dr. Daniel Davis in La Jolla, CA and had a conversation about success metrics and how we ought to be thinking about data. Daniel is a career researcher with a love for architecture and design; he served as Director of Research at WeWork and is currently doing work for the architecture firm Hassell. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, you’ll hear his thoughts on the data challenges that architecture firms are facing and how the practice of architecture needs to change to maintain relevance in the age of Google, Airbnb, and WeWork.https://www.danieldavis.com/
Dave recently had a chance to sit down with systems designer and entrepreneur Alastair Parvin. Alastair is the CEO and co-founder of Open Systems Lab, a non-profit company based in London that is dedicated to digital innovation in the built environment. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, you’ll hear his thoughts on the biggest design challenges we face today and why the white line on the road is still one of his favorite inventions ever.https://www.opensystemslab.io/
Meet Dave Gilmore and Lynn Barrett, co-hosts of This Is DesignIntelligence. They discuss the major theme that Dave is watching closely in 2020 as he visits boardrooms and leadership teams across the country, and what listeners can expect to hear from this brand-new future-focused podcast …