Foresight &
Intelligence
Essays, research, and perspectives from senior design leaders on the future of the profession.
Article · 18 min readConnecting: The Power of OthersDI Managing Editor Michael LeFevre suggests new skills for connecting teams Why Do We Need to Connect? Why do we need to connect? Isn’t desi…
May 2021MLMichael LeFevre
Article · 11 min readThe Transactive Network: Supporting New Building ParadigmIn 2015, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) research facility, conducted a study for DOE on bui…
May 2021DNDr. Nora Wang
Article · 18 min readThe Heart of the Matterby Karen L. Nelson Dean and Faculty Boston Architectural College School of Architecture and Bethany I. Lundell Garver AIA, NCARB, Dean of Pr…
May 2021KNKaren Nelson
Article · 9 min readLeading CollaborationUniversity of Illinois School of Architecture Director Francisco Rodríguez-Suárez discusses international perspectives, synergy, bias, trans…
April 2021FSFrancisco Suarez
Article · 7 min readCan You Hear A Pin DropSeeking Clarity Amidst Cacophony The world is teeming with messages of all sorts, swirling around us as if we lived in a giant blender. Visu…
April 2021SSScott Simpson
Article · 10 min readDesigning the Future Priorities in Technology InvestmentOur clients hire us for creativity and ideas that improve the way people work, live, and interact. Design decisions affect every component o…
April 2021RKRoberta Kowalishin
Article · 10 min readMultidimensional ChangeScott LaMont and Eric Propes discuss EDSA’s leadership transition, structure and next-generation aspirational strategies. DesignIntelligence…
March 2021SLScott LaMont
Article · 15 min readLooking In. Looking Out.DI’s Managing Editor, Michael LeFevre, examines the relationship of introspection and self-awareness to perspective and offers tools for plo…
March 2021MLMichael LeFevre
Article · 6 min readA Culture Unsure Dave GilmoreDI’s Dave Gilmore posits a new lingua franca for professionals in their quest for action, relevance, and reinvention. In 2020, several pre-e…
March 2021DGDave Gilmore
Article · 14 min readThe 30-Year GutReflecting on successes and failures, Dodge Data’s Steve Jones recounts the re-tooling of an industry – for people. DesignIntelligence – Mic…
March 2021SJSteve Jones
Article · 11 min readView From HereFrom the United Kingdom, Paul Hyett reflects on three challenges facing RIBA’s new president and Britain’s architectural profession: Brexit,…
March 2021PHPaul Hyett
Article · 20 min readSeeking ClarityHKS’ Director of Organizational Development, Stevi McCoy, discusses control, emotional intelligence, acedia, punctuated equilibrium, segment…
February 2021SMStevi McCoy