Episodes
Wednesday Jan 03, 2024
Lessons in Leadership: DesignIntelligence in 2024
Wednesday Jan 03, 2024
Wednesday Jan 03, 2024
Make no mistake about it, 2024 will be replete with challenges. DesignIntelligence is committed to staying focused on our community of built environment professionals and firms to support you with insight empowered foresight, pragmatic and strategic advice to weather whatever comes, and provisioning the perspectives you need for the decisions that matter.
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Lessons in Leadership: Investing Time
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
How are you spending or investing the precious asset of time you have?
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
Reflection Point
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
Rick Archer is a founding partner at Overland Partners Architecture + Urban Design and served as Overland’s CEO from 2016 to 2023. He is an active leader in community initiatives around the globe, with a focus on education, sustainability, social equity and design that inspires human flourishing. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, he talks about what he learned from his time at the American Academy in Rome, what he learned about leadership from his time as CEO of Overland, and what he believes is the bedrock of any organization.
Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
Lessons in Leadership: Multiple Dimensions of Perspective
Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
You might recall the words of F. Scott Fitzgerald who said, “The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposing ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function.”
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
AI Ready
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
Randy Deutsch is an educator, author, international keynote speaker, AI researcher, and licensed architect. He is a Senior Fellow of the Design Futures Council and currently serves as Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign School of Architecture. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, he talks about the benefits and opportunities of AI, the risks inherent in AI, and the skills that will continue to be important even as AI changes the way students prepare for a career in architecture.
Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
Lessons in Leadership: Authentic Transformation
Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
Transformation is no longer an option, but rather, a mandate for resilience. Few will count the costs or pay the price to authentically transform, but they will be the vanguard of the new built environment over the next few years.
Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
Beyond Buildings
Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
Evelyn Lee is head of workplace strategy and innovation at Slack Technologies. With a background in both architecture and business, she is a widely published columnist and featured speaker at national design and architecture conferences. She served as the first-ever female Treasurer to the AIA National Board in 2020-2021 and will serve as the AIA National President in 2025. On this edition of this is DesignIntelligence, she talks about her role at Slack, how we should rethink the business model of architecture and design, and why architects should not be afraid to step out of their lane and talk about more than just buildings
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
Lessons in Leadership: Time and Resolve
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
Time and resolve are two essential factors for transformation. Leadership who determines to transform themselves as well as the organizations they lead will give it the time to form coupled with unwavering resolve to see it through.
Wednesday Nov 01, 2023
Designing a Career
Wednesday Nov 01, 2023
Wednesday Nov 01, 2023
Dr. Vini Nathan currently serves as Auburn University’s Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs. In 2011, she joined Auburn University as Dean and McWhorter Chair in the College of Architecture, Design and Construction (CADC), and prior to that she held teaching positions at Virginia Tech, the University of Michigan, Michigan State University, New York Institute of Technology, and Philadelphia University. On this edition of this is DesignIntelligence, she talks about her unique professional experience, how her design training helped equip her for academic leadership, and how building trust and goodwill early on kept her from losing the confidence of her faculty after one of the biggest mistakes of her career.
Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
Lessons in Leadership: Board Qualifications
Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
A board is a fiduciary responsibility. A board is placed by shareholders who are placing confidence and trust in the board to best represent their interests for sustainable, long term results.