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DesignIntelligence
DFC Intelligence

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

263 published perspectives
Article · 13 min read
Equity By Design

Paul VanDuyne Adam McMillen Mike Lawless Equity by Design by Paul VanDuyne, Adam McMillen, & Mike Lawless IMEG Corp. August 20, 2021 Overcom…

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Paul Vanduyne
August 2021
Article · 15 min read
The Power of Many

Overland Partners’ Rick Archer shares his firm’s journey toward diversity, equity and inclusion Foundational Assumptions When we consider th…

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Rick Archer
August 2021
Article · 10 min read
Design Thinking for a Better World

DesignIntelligence talked with Mitchell Joachim, co-founder of Terreform ONE, about living in balance with nature, how the design industry c…

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Mitchell Joachim
August 2021
Article · 5 min read
The Role Of Private Enterprise In Creating A More Sustainable World

DesignIntelligence sat down with Glen Murray—the former minister of the environment and climate change in Toronto, Ontario, and the current …

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Glen Murray
August 2021
Article · 14 min read
A Declaration Of Interdependence

When I was in architecture school, we were taught to be self-focused. “Hone your design skills. Learn to draw. Learn about building systems,…

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Michael LeFevre
July 2021
Article · 6 min read
Life in a Bowl of Jello

Connections across space and time On May 21, 2019, something unusual happened. For the first time in history, astrophysicists detected the p…

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Scott Simpson
July 2021
Article · 19 min read
Global Climate Conditions And Natural Resources

DesignIntelligence perspectives on sustainable design have significantly contributed to the positive shifts we’ve seen across the North Amer…

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Design Futures Council
July 2021
Article · 1 min read
The Future of American Healthcare Delivery

In the fall of 2020, Kimball International commissioned DesignIntelligence to conduct research to try to understand what the future ofrnheal…

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DFC
July 2021
Article · 7 min read
Professional Interaction: A Higher Calling

Re-examining the tenets of interpersonal responsibility. “I did not like the tone of your letter — please don’t ever write to me again.” So …

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Paul Hyett
July 2021
Article · 6 min read
Effective Interaction: Essential Enablers

I’ve been pondering the theme of human interaction for the past several months, trying to understand the heart of it. Like so many words in …

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Dave Gilmore
June 2021
Article · 18 min read
Cracking Culture

Snøhetta Managing Partner Elaine Molinar discusses her firm’s attitudes toward structure, respect and food in scaling collaboration. DesignI…

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Elaine Molinar
June 2021
Article · 25 min read
Adopting the “J.E.D.I” Mindset

In pursuit of justice, diversity, equity and inclusion in architecture, Yiselle Santos Rivera discusses her background, research agenda, ele…

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Yiselle Santos Rivera
June 2021
the future of design in the age of acceleration

2026 DFC Leadership Summit on the Business of Design

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