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New Project Management Strategies

Apr 15, 2017 Departments, Internal Memo 0

INCREASED TECH REQUIREMENTS ENCOURAGE BUILDERS TO BRING SPECIAL SYSTEMS PROGRAM MANAGEMENT IN HOUSE By Jim Gregg Research shows that, in recent years, the percentage of budgets allotted for...

How Do You Create a Culture of Innovation in the Construction Business?

Mar 18, 2017 Events, Features 0

Photography by Shannon Drawe A slip of paper pulled out of a fortune cookie spoke to Mike Sanford: “Embrace innovation and opportunities will follow.” Sanford, the director of virtual design and...

When Generations Collide

Apr 16, 2016 Departments, Operations 0

DESIGNING THE NEW MULTI-GENERATIONAL WORKPLACE By Dean Strombom This is the first time in history when five generations of employees may co-exist in the workplace: the Silent Generation, Baby...

Discreet Luxury – the Jonathan Blake Brand

Mar 19, 2016 Features 0

By Dacia Rivers Photography by Chisum Pierce As members of the Millennial generation become CEOs, they’ll need to bring a certain skill set to the job. These include communication, a global view,...

THE WINNING FORMULA FOR BRANDING AT MCGARRAH JESSEE By Dacia Rivers Photography by Jonathan Garza Branding is one of those business buzzwords that can be difficult to define. Mark McGarrah suggests,...

How to Connect With the Youngest of Generation Z

Aug 15, 2015 Departments, Generation Integration 0

4 WAYS TO WORK WITH MICROPRENEURS Just when business leaders thought they had the Millennial employee figured out a new generation is starting to knock on their doors – or at least texting...

How U.S. Law Shapes American Design

Aug 08, 2015 Departments, Internal Memo 0

THE EVOLUTION OF IP DESIGN PROTECTION By Carma Gorman A designer, or team of designers, works hard to come up with a distinctive look for a product. It could be an item of furniture, or high-tech...

Employee Engagement by Design

Aug 08, 2015 Departments, People Matters 0

CREATING A NEW LEVEL OF RESPECT FOR YOUR EMPLOYEES By Dean Strombom There are lots of things that keep the average CEO up at night: economic volatility, attracting and retaining talent, changing...

How to Build a User Experience You Can Be Proud Of

Aug 01, 2015 Departments, Technology 0

THE VALUE OF DESIGN IN ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS by Arvind Sarin When enterprises set out to build a new solution of any kind, the first goal is to achieve a desired result. Whether it’s a new CRM...

Your Company Needs a CCO

Jul 25, 2015 Departments, Leadership 1

THE FIVE ATTRIBUTES OF A GOOD CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER By Misty Cripps Sitting at the leadership roundtable, there are people concerned with every aspect of the business except for one. That one is the...

Taking Action is Good for Design and Business

Jul 11, 2015 Departments, Executive Education 0

WHEN IT COMES TO DESIGN, ACTION BEATS PLANNING EVERY TIME By Kate Canales If you read mainstream business publications, then you’ve probably noticed the word “design” popping up quite a lot in...

Better Design

Jul 11, 2015 Features 0

THE STRATEGY BEHIND DESIGN STUDIOS By Brian Sullivan Illustrations by J. Schuh There’s a big new project on tap – it’s going to lift revenues, reposition the company, and expand the brand....

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