Foresight &
Intelligence
Essays, research, and perspectives from senior design leaders on the future of the profession.

Why is the construction industry lagging in labor force analytics? Anyone in the construction industry will tell you there has been an explo…

Jacobs’ Gary Lapera discusses innovation at global scale DesignIntelligence (DI): Before we talk about change, can you ground us as to your …

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

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

Charles Pankow Foundation Executive Director Anne Ellis discusses industry transformation DesignIntelligence (DI): Our theme for this quarte…

Often Simple Things Matter Most Unlike kangaroos, human beings don’t have a convenient pouch to carry things around. For thousands of years,…

Re-examining the tenets of interpersonal responsibility Reading Someway into my first project design tutorial with Stephen Mullin I was take…

DI’s Dave Gilmore examines the essence of mutual dependence in sustained social and business contexts. Effective leadership moves through a …

In this eight-decade personal reflection, Dr. Sharon Egretta Sutton, FAIA, recounts the interplay of obstacles and opportunities she experie…

Multiple Perspectives Enhance the Design Process It’s been a year and a half like no other – a time when the closure of many offices and wor…

DIALOG is a design practice that is rooted in and works across Canada. While large geographically, Canada is actually fairly small by any ot…

What exactly does inclusive interdependence mean? Google (via Oxford Languages) defines these terms as: “ Inclusive, or inclusivity: not exc…
