This Is DesignIntelligence

At DesignIntelligence we hold that the most effective leadership leads together. That leadership across the firm, regardless of scope, makes up the leadership energy that drives a firm forward.

Adrian Parr, PhD is the dean of the College of Design at the University of Oregon and is an internationally recognized environmental, political, and cultural thinker and advocate, author, and filmmaker. The driving force behind her work is the question of how to overcome ecological and economic scarcity. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, she talks with Dave about the resilience and security of our water systems, the impact of extreme climate on water sourcing, and how the design community can bear a positive influence in solving these collective challenges.

We create the culture, the soil from which the firm draws its speaking, thinking, and behavior. So what culture do you desire to create at your firm?

Susanne Torriente is the Global Principal for City Resilience at Jacobs. She is an accomplished organizational strategist with 29 years of experience in local government and strategic planning with a keen focus on safety and sustainability. Manjeet Ranu is the National Planning Lead and a Senior Vice President at WSP USA. He has 25 years of experience in the public and private sector across multiple states in urban design, public engagement, capital development, and organizational management. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, they give insight into how they are approaching large projects around the world through an environmentally resilient lens to make communities safer, more equitable, and future ready.

Are you standing on the side of your leadership journey or are you staying in the middle?  Are you committed to being the leader your organization needs you to be?

Ben Vickery, co-founder of Vickery Hyett, has 35 years of experience in the designing of sports venues and his experience has culminated in a great degree of knowledge of the standards and requirements for all sport building types. Charlie Jahnigen is a Vice President at SHP with broad experience in all facets of pre-planning, design, documentation and construction, specializing in work related to education and sustainable design. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, they speak with Dave about the effect of COVID on the design of public gathering spaces and the balance between creating secure yet engaging environments.

In the company of trusted others where deep and wide safety resides, leadership is best positioned to do what is right and good and true.  In such a context leadership does what is best for the most.

Founder and CEO of ds30, Volker Buscher is experienced in developing and implementing data and digital strategies. He has worked as project director on innovative projects including the London Olympics and developed a global digital service business with revenues of over £40m. He was a recent speaker at the DFC Leadership Summit on Technology and Innovation, where he sat down with Dave to talk about the true meaning of an open data market and the role of leaders in creating new value systems around emerging technologies.

What will always mark a speculator who believes their own distortions is the dynamic of extension. They will extend further and further out on the time horizon with their cobbled together case, and those who bought their story before will buy into the extended predictions.

Gavin Starks has founded, funded, and run over a dozen organizations including acting as CEO of the Open Data Institute. He is the founder of Icebreaker One, an independent, non-partisan non-profit with global reach that convenes organizations to understand how best to use data as a continuous flow of evidence that informs action. He was a recent speaker at the DFC Leadership Summit on Technology and Applied Innovation and took time to sit down with Dave to talk about how curiosity, transparency and interoperability are key ingredients of meaningful transformation.