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Design teams that work virtually will find they can do together what they cannot do alone... their whole will be more than the s ...

ests and common concerns. People fundamentally trust others—or not. Trust enables people to establish purposes and construct lin ...

CHAPTER 226  Investment in Knowledge: Commitment to Learning/ Applying/ Creating JAN JOHNSON, IIDA Copyright 2002 by the McGra ...

M Many designers share a common frustration: they feel undervalued by their clients and marginalized by other professionals. Thi ...

The design education system and design firms succeed in properly prepar- ing and mentoring future professionals when they fully ...

outcome: n. a result; a visible effect. Result, consequence, end, aftereffect, upshot, development, outgrowth, aftermath, follo ...

Design practitioners contribute to and strengthen the profession when they expand the body of knowledge that defines interior de ...

We debate the appropriate balance between personal responsibility and gov- ernment intervention and support. On the level of com ...

Senge lists five new “component technologies” or disciplines that “provide vital dimensions in building organizations (or profes ...

PERSONAL MASTERY Senge describes Senge describes personal mastery as “the discipline of personal growth and learning.” He explai ...

particular core competency or personal passion of an employee and encour- age the employee to take on roles and responsibilities ...

unexamined. Because they remain unexamined, they remain unchanged.”^2 In other words, in order to think outside the box, you hav ...

By constantly practicing these skills of reflection and inquiry, designers improve their practice and better understand and inte ...

CHAPTER 13 INVESTMENT IN KNOWLEDGE 237 attributes of the environment would support those activities. A part of this session is a ...

Our Core Purpose: To be the “Corporate Occupancy Resource.” Whatever the occupancy need of our corporate client, be pre- pared ...

ensemble; it “has talent and a shared vision (even if they don’t discuss it), but what really matters is that the musicians know ...

mentor junior staff and encourage their curiosity and exploration, they do the profession the biggest service they can offer. On ...

may all play a part (and come together) in the development of an interior environment may be the most important ability designer ...

If designers do not take on that leadership role, they give away an incredibly valuable opportunity to play the most important r ...

one who “owns” the vision, who identifies those skills and expertise needed and nurtures the relationships between the elements ...