A narrative is a story or account of events or experiences. It can be real or fictitious. The stories that people tell serve to frame and define how they see themselves and others. Narratives can span across…
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Converting connections
A focused narrative can tell a story, communicate meaning, and have the effect of building community. Remove context and a story can become abstract and conceptual. Regardless of how you approach telling your story, having…
Instagram moments
Are you serving the needs of a client or creating a moment that can be shared on Instagram? This is the question that architects and designers now face. It’s certainly possible to do both. Driving…
On being agile
Being agile starts with simply having an exploratory mindset. If you are curious about the world, how and why things happen, and what you can do to affect change, then dealing with new conditions should…
Things fall apart
When everyone knows what’s important then people won’t have to debate what should happen next. The answer will be apparent. Whether you are talking about culture, strategy, or managing change, establishing your guiding principles will…
Innovation
Where do I look for innovation? Art, music, architecture, fiction, and film. I look to see not only what these artists, authors, architects, and directors are creating, but I’m looking more closely at how they…