Foresight &
Intelligence
Essays, research, and perspectives from senior design leaders on the future of the profession.
Leadership’s role is essentially a centrally postured position. Effective leaders manage their priorities and calendars to maintain this cen…
Forty-one years is one heck of a run. As one of the Midwest’s most successful firms over a four-decade span, things were pretty good at OPN.…
When designing for humanity at its most vulnerable, those with the greatest interest in addressing mental health are often closest to its ca…
“Let’s use our creativity to imagine new futures that can inspire hope. Equitable, sustainable, ethical, and culturally imaginative futures …
Context is everything for architecture, and two kinds of “contextual” agendas shape its progress. The first is the corporeal context – i.e.,…
Here’s a familiar image: the Great Pyramid of Giza, anchored in a sea of sand, baking under the fierce Egyptian sun, with a camel or two par…
Editor’s Note: This article is Part 2 of 2 in a series on AI, architecture and the future of practice. For full context, please visit Part 1…
Editor’s Note: In an exploration of this Quarter’s theme, Contextual Awareness, DesignIntelligence offers an intriguing two part series, inc…
DesignIntelligence (DI): We’re talking with Robert Yuen, CEO of Monograph and colleague Marjanne Pearson, Chief Strategy Officer at Talentst…
“You have taken that quote out of context.” is the politician’s frequent complaint as they try to explain why they said a certain thing or u…
A vital, vivid bit of advice comes to us from sports commentators and military advisors in times of heightened conflict: “Keep your head on …
Leaders of professional service firms spend much of their days navigating the paradox of volatility, uncertainty and change. To succeed, the…
