Strategic Planning

09/02/11 Purpose Drives Performance A focused sense of purpose that is embraced by a firm’s people is essential for a high-performance organization. James O. Jonassen
06/29/11 Sustainability Leadership: From Stagnation to Liberation For better or for worse, architects, designers, planners, and their clients make up the central elemental force with regard to the environment and a sustainable future. James P. Cramer
06/29/11 Learning From Legacy Since longevity is a key measure of sustainable design success, perhaps we can learn from some of the monumental structures that exist today, 5,000 years after their construction. Steve Burrows
05/03/11 Realities Are Transformed by Technology Results from new DesignIntelligence research demonstrate ways that technology has been a friend to professional services firms. James P. Cramer
05/03/11 1 Redefining the Way We Make Architecture As firms and their clients realize BIM’s great potential, the possibilities, pitfalls, and new solutions posed by its implementation come into focus. John Flynn and Rob Bendix
05/03/11 1 BIM Beyond Boundaries Opting for depth over breadth of expertise is a false choice that will lead individuals, organizations, the profession, and industry in the wrong direction. Randy Deutsch
05/03/11 Landscape Information Modeling BIM isn’t just for buildings. The same automation, visualization, and analysis benefits that the software delivers to building projects can be brought to bear in landscape architecture. Marc Goldman
05/03/11 1 The Dangers of Designing in Foreign Lands A/E/C firms are finding financial success outside U.S. borders. But it’s essential to protect your firm from inadvertent legal and ethical liabilities. Eugene R. Scheiman and James P. Cramer
05/03/11 Magnifying Innovation Leverage the benefits of technology by taking appropriate lessons from other industries while keeping A/E/C-specific best practices in mind. And don’t forget to take a healthy dose of skepticism as needed. Ken Sanders
04/27/11 Designing the Design Firm New book by NBBJ’s Jim Jonassen examines how to create practices that are capable of producing superior design work.

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