One way to see where you are is to simply look around. What do your eyes tell you? Are you in a room, an open space, indoors, outdoors, or someplace else? Maybe you are walking…
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Using Patterns to Make Sense of Your World
Whether you are a designer, entrepreneur, or executive it’s important to be aware of the context in which you are working. Within that context, patterns are the daily habits, behaviors, or consistent actions that…
Deep Context (or 13 Questions to Ask Before You Give a Speech)
I was at a meeting recently and it became apparent that one of the presenters had not done his homework on who he was speaking to that morning. The pace and structure of his presentation…
Use The Language of Design To Create What’s Next
When you come to understand that all architects are doing is playing with patterns, space, voids, solids, organizational systems, then you can apply that mode of thinking to other disciplines. When you can see these…
I thought they were with me
I thought that people were on the same page as me. But, that was early in my career. Now I realize that people with whom I’ve worked: have their own interests are not necessarily interested…
The advent of connected street technology
These four articles caught my attention today: Alphabet Will Turn Toronto Into a Living Laboratory of Urban Design Sidewalk Labs Announces Plan to Build Connected Street Technology Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs teams with Toronto to design…