I am smack dab in the middle of a raging debate. One voice says: “It’s about our clients, not us. When our websites shout ME ME ME ME we are sending not just the wrong message, but also an offensive one.” The other voice says “I am what I am, and what I have learned …
Kim Weiss is in the PR business, and good at it. Her clients (including architects and a variety of other artists) are consistently recognized in “the press” in all its forms. Today she posted a rant on her Facebook page sharing her frustration with the local newspaper which has for years refused to make mention …
Simon Sinak (of Begin with WHY fame) offered this advice today: “Never let the fear of seeming impolite inhibit progress.” And Seth Godin, writing synergistically with Sinak made this important point in a separate post: “Pleasing everyone with our work is impossible. It wastes the time of our best (clients) and annoys our staff. Forgive …
Jody Brown is one creative guy. Imagine my surprise when I learned he lives so close by that we could actually meet for coffee. And we did. What Jody has to say about architects, architecture, and the value of a massive career setback is important reading. Please do it…and subscribe to his blog Coffee with …
Losing my job may have been the best thing that ever happened in my career. Read More »
Some of us (many of us?) have attention issues. This can be a blessing for creatives: We are never stuck with one direction, one thought, or one solution. We are always looking for a better way, a different way, or just a more interesting way. Of course this is also a curse. Just ask my …
Scott Simpson has written a thoughtful essay on the future of the A/E/C industry for Design Intelligence. We have a tremendous opportunity if we can accept and embrace the change that is coming. Add this to your must read before I go to bed tonight list. “(C)reative disruption in the teeth of a severe recession …
Whether individuals or organizations, we follow those who lead not because we have to, but because we want to.
As I have tried to understand my own journey though the profession, the steps that have bought me to this point in my work, I have developed a Venn diagram that includes “practical creativity” as one of the circles. This article by Bruce Moggeridge in the Washington Post quite nicely describes what I mean by …
You can download a copy of the slide deck from our November 5, 2010 presentation at ArchEx 2010 in Richmond, Virginia here. We have also included a copy of a bibliography with links to all of the books and articles mentioned during the presentation. Since I am a firm believer that these presentations be mostly …
You can download a copy of the slide deck from our presentation at the AIA North Carolina Design Conference in Asheville by clicking on this link. Since I am a firm believer that a) presentation slides should have few (if any) words and b) a picture is worth about one thousand of them this presentation …
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