2020 Reflections & Outlook for 2021
2021 has started with a mix of excitement, fear, and relief. We’re all delighted to be here if just to get out of 2020, but we have challenges ahead. For those of us who work in creating the built environment, …
Organizational Development and Governance
The Influence of ‘New Realities’ on Ownership Transition in Design Firms
The current “new reality”—a state impacted by the pandemic, the resulting economic downturn, and remote-work practices in A/E firms—is also affecting progress in design firms to achieve internal ownership transitions. We find that design (architecture, engineering, interior design, landscape, planning) …
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New Realities: Financial Impact of Working from Home
For better and worse, just about everyone in the design and construction community is feeling the financial impact of our new realities. While many firms are realizing savings as a result of the work-from-home transition, others are grappling with the …
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Designing the Design Firm – For A New Normal
As the COVID-19 pandemic emerged, many design firms were in the process of streamlining their leadership roles and governance practices. Firms were building capacity to support significant growth, preparing for generational leadership and ownership changes, and reducing bureaucracy to speed …
Building A Rainforest Firm: Lessons From Silicon Valley
Your design firm can step up its game by adopting a few principles that make Silicon Valley the world’s most productive center for innovation. As an architect, I’ve always been focused on creating firms and project teams that can draw …
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Making Real Change Or Just Rearranging The Chairs?
It’s popular to be a champion of change. We see it every day in politics, businesses, and institutions. At a personal level, we’re all aware of the pace of change around us and privately hoping that we can keep up. …
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