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DesignIntelligence
DFC Intelligence

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Intelligence

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

263 published perspectives
Article · 7 min read
Design Thinking Goes Viral

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…

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Bob Fisher
March 2020
Article · 12 min read
Workplace Safety – Learning Across Cultures

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…

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Bob Fisher
March 2020
Article · 4 min read
Crisis Drive Innovation in Higher Education

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

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Bob Fisher
March 2020
Article · 5 min read
Working From Home the New Normal?

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

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Bob Fisher
March 2020
Article · 8 min read
Economic Implications of COVID-19

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

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Bob Hughes
March 2020
Article · 6 min read
The Post-Virus World of Design

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…

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Bob Fisher
March 2020
Article · 2 min read
Design in a Post-virus World

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

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Bob Fisher
March 2020
Article · 3 min read
Resilience In Action

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

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Bob Fisher
March 2020
Article · 13 min read
Research At Your Scale

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

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Bob Fisher
March 2020
Article · 4 min read
The Way Of Authentic Leadership

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

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Dave Gilmore
March 2020
Article · 12 min read
Cross Disciplinary Research

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

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Barbara Bryson
March 2020
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