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

The rapid spread of the COVID-19 virus is a true “black swan” event. It was entirely unexpected, there is no effective treatment or cure yet…

To cope with newfound safety risks, we need only look outside of our own cultures. And perhaps expand and adapt systems we already have. Tec…

In a call to create opportunity from crisis, Barbara Bryson challenges academic leaders. From The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 19, 2…

What are the consequences – unanticipated, physical and psychological – of working remotely? Among many dramatic impacts of COVID-19, workin…

In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, DI Economist Bob Hughes outlines the economic reaction sequence and offers perspective. There is a rap…

In this rapid response, DI’s technology fellow Blaine Wishart shares email stream-of-thought data and links on the virus with our internal t…

In response to the global outbreak of the COVID-19 virus pandemic, we share our thoughts and reactions with the greater DesignIntelligence c…

How do leaders react in uncharted times? Have they planned for the future? What steps can they take to preserve business continuity? The COV…

Research holds great promise to transform practice for firms of all sizes. While exemplars throughout AEC have been building research-driven…

Authentic, effective leaders are front and center when it comes to functional collaboration. They lead from a collaborative posture, invitin…

As Associate Dean for Research in the College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture at the University of Arizona, Barbara Bry…
