Foresight &
Intelligence
Essays, research, and perspectives from senior design leaders on the future of the profession.
Article · 6 min readInterdependent RelationshipsDI’s Dave Gilmore examines the essence of mutual dependence in sustained social and business contexts. Effective leadership moves through a …
September 2021DGDave Gilmore
Article · 12 min readThreading the Needle of OpportunityIn this eight-decade personal reflection, Dr. Sharon Egretta Sutton, FAIA, recounts the interplay of obstacles and opportunities she experie…
September 2021DSDr. Sharon Egretta Sutton
Article · 10 min readLearning to ListenMultiple 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…
September 2021JKJeff Kuhnhenn
Article · 9 min readDiversity of Thought, with a Common PurposeDIALOG is a design practice that is rooted in and works across Canada. While large geographically, Canada is actually fairly small by any ot…
September 2021JAJim Anderson
Article · 12 min readInclusive Interdependence in the Health Care ContextWhat exactly does inclusive interdependence mean? Google (via Oxford Languages) defines these terms as: “ Inclusive, or inclusivity: not exc…
August 2021KMKim Montague- Article · 13 min readEquity By Design
Paul VanDuyne Adam McMillen Mike Lawless Equity by Design by Paul VanDuyne, Adam McMillen, & Mike Lawless IMEG Corp. August 20, 2021 Overcom…
August 2021PVPaul Vanduyne 
Article · 15 min readThe Power of ManyOverland Partners’ Rick Archer shares his firm’s journey toward diversity, equity and inclusion Foundational Assumptions When we consider th…
August 2021RARick Archer
Article · 10 min readDesign Thinking for a Better WorldDesignIntelligence talked with Mitchell Joachim, co-founder of Terreform ONE, about living in balance with nature, how the design industry c…
August 2021MJMitchell Joachim
Article · 5 min readThe Role Of Private Enterprise In Creating A More Sustainable WorldDesignIntelligence sat down with Glen Murray—the former minister of the environment and climate change in Toronto, Ontario, and the current …
August 2021GMGlen Murray
Article · 14 min readA Declaration Of InterdependenceWhen I was in architecture school, we were taught to be self-focused. “Hone your design skills. Learn to draw. Learn about building systems,…
July 2021MLMichael LeFevre
Article · 6 min readLife in a Bowl of JelloConnections across space and time On May 21, 2019, something unusual happened. For the first time in history, astrophysicists detected the p…
July 2021SSScott Simpson
Article · 19 min readGlobal Climate Conditions And Natural ResourcesDesignIntelligence perspectives on sustainable design have significantly contributed to the positive shifts we’ve seen across the North Amer…
July 2021DFDesign Futures Council