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In this episode we explore how technology is transforming real estate strategy and design processes. Our guests, Brian McCourt from Cisco and Michael Gordon from Deloitte, discuss the critical role of tech in enhancing end user experience, indoor environmental quality, and informing strategic real estate decisions. Listeners will learn about the importance of early tech integration in the design process, and how leveraging data can lead to more informed, cost-effective outcomes.

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Step 1: Listen to the episode.

Step 2: Visit this link, to take a short 5 question quiz.

           *Scoring an 80% or above on the quiz will earn you 0.5 CEU/0.5 LU.

Step 3: Upon passing the quiz, receive your certificate of completion from the CEU provider.

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In this episode, we explore the future of customer decision-making in the built environment. Our guests, Amanda Schneider and Meredith Campbell, share insights from their Design Hackathon project which encompassed six months of intensive research. Engaging with end users across various sectors, their research worked to uncover the challenges and changes taking place in the end user decision-making processes. Listeners will learn about the key factors causing delays, the impact of increased focus on costs, and the strategies needed to navigate these complexities.

After listening, you will be able to: 

• Understand how the doubling of internal decision-making committees over the last five years has increased complexity and risk aversion in the built environment sector.
• Identify the importance of value engineering (VE) as a proactive approach to manage cost uncertainty and why it should be an integral part of the project process.
• Recognize the need for storytelling with data, transforming raw data into actionable insights that help clients make informed decisions more effectively.
• Apply strategies to manage complex decision-making processes by aligning with clients' decision-making procedures and simplifying the presentation of data for better communication.

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Here's how to complete your entire CEU podcast process in 3 simple steps:

Step 1: Listen to the episode. 

Step 2: Visit this link to take a short, 5-question quiz.

       *Scoring an 80% or above on the quiz will earn you 0.5 CEU credits.

Step 3: Upon passing the quiz, receive your certificate of completion from the CEU provider.

Special thanks to our CEU episode sponsors, Allsteel, Keilhauer, Kimball International, and Teknion, for partnering with us to provide valuable insights on compelling topics for the design industry.

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

After listening, you will be able to: Identify key themes in material innovation.  Contrast trends happening in the consumer goods space with those impacting the design industry.  Analyze how sustainability is impacting product design in interiors.  Examine how adaptability will be a key theme in the future.     Material ConneXion is a material insights company working to connect product designers with the right materials for whatever they’re creating. Jennifer Gumpert is Material ConneXion’s VP of business operations, and Dr. Andrew Dent is its EVP of material research. They give an insider’s look on the latest material innovations, as well as emerging trends both in and outside the design industry, including “material-minded design.”  Sustainability is becoming an ever-present concern, and Dent and Gumpert discuss the importance of working with both existing materials and simpler materials to keep environmental impact low. Gumpert also urges listeners to remember our shared responsibility around materials — as consumers, as specifiers, and as manufacturers.  ​​ Quiz: Want CEU credit for listening? Click here to take the quiz, and earn your certificate of completion.     How it works:    Step 1: Listen to the episode.   Step 2: Sign in at this link to take a short, 5-question quiz.   *Scoring an 80% or above on the quiz will earn you 0.5 CEU/0.5 LU.   Step 3: Upon passing the quiz, receive your certificate of completion via email from CEU sponsor Delta Faucet Company.    Connect with our expert guests on LinkedIn:  Andrew Dent  Jennifer Gumpert  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode, presented by Mannington Commercial, ThinkLab interviews author Gleb Tsipursky on best practices for adopting a hybrid-first model and how to guide clients no matter where they fall on the physical/virtual spectrum. We also share clips from a ThinkLab digital seminar with two leaders from top design firms: David Galullo, CEO of Rapt Studio, and Brett Shwery, senior vice president at AECOM. They discuss how their teams are staying connected regardless of distance. Accredited for: IDCEC, AIA | 0.5 CEU/0.5 LU  After listening, you will be able to: 1.    Point out the four cognitive biases that exist around hybrid work. 2.    Identify how virtual brainstorming can enhance innovation. 3.    Examine methods for successful mentoring in a hybrid or remote environment. 4.    Evaluate how to enhance communication with internal teams and with clients. Gleb Tsipursky is the author of Leading Hybrid and Remote Teams and an expert at guiding large organizations on how to implement hybrid work. He describes four mental blind spots that are hindering firms from realizing the full potential of a hybrid work model. He also explains the advantages of virtual “asynchronous” brainstorming, a process in which participants come up with ideas at their own pace, rather than at the same time. This episode also includes thoughts from two leaders at Interior Design Giants of Design firms on how their teams are staying connected, regardless of distance. David Galullo, CEO and chief creative director of Rapt Studio, stresses that organizations will need to experiment with new hybrid policies, such as virtual “office hours.” Brett Shwery, senior vice president and director of interiors at AECOM, mentions how his firm tested out taking a walk during a weekly hybrid call; instead of a PowerPoint presentation, participants shared photos of their walks as a way to introduce an interactive element. Quiz: Want CEU credit for listening? Click here to take the quiz, and earn your certificate of completion.  How it works:   Step 1: Listen to the episode.  Step 2: Click this link to take a short, 5-question quiz.             * Scoring an 80% or above on the quiz will earn you 0.5 CEU/0.5 LU.  Step 3: Upon passing the quiz, receive your certificate of completion via email from CEU sponsor Mannington Commercial. Connect with our expert guests on LinkedIn: Gleb Tsipursky David Galullo Brett Shwery See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode, presented by Keilhauer, ThinkLab interviews designer Alanna Call and creativity researcher Keith Sawyer on how to foster the superpower of creativity and combat constraints on creative output. Accredited for: IDCEC, AIA | 0.5 CEU/0.5 LU  After listening, you will be able to: 1.    Identify the constraints happening in the world around us that are impacting creativity. 2.    Assess how design teams can find creativity and innovation despite outside pressures. 3.    Examine real-life examples of harnessing creativity “on demand” in projects. 4.    Evaluate ways that groups can have the greatest creative output. Alanna Call is the creative lead and storyteller at CID Design Group. She identifies the external pressures that are making it difficult for creativity to flourish in the design industry. And she shares the unique ways in which how her hospitality and branding firm is cultivating creativity — including placing a special importance on research and future-proofing. Keith Sawyer is a professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a creativity researcher who has spent the past 10 years studying how people become designers and architects at universities. He describes common features of creative groups across disciplines and explains how four elements — technology, expectations, expertise, and deadlines — are currently constraining creativity. Quiz: Want CEU credit for listening? Click here to take the quiz, and earn your certificate of completion.  How it works:   Step 1: Listen to the episode.  Step 2: Sign in at this link to take a short, 5-question quiz.             * Scoring an 80% or above on the quiz will earn you 0.5 CEU/0.5 LU.  Step 3: Upon passing the quiz, receive your certificate of completion via email from CEU sponsor Keilhauer.   Connect with our expert guests on LinkedIn: Alanna Call Keith Sawyer Special thanks to our CEU episode sponsor, Keilhauer, for partnering with us to provide valuable insights on compelling topics for the design industry. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode, presented by Delta Faucet Company, ThinkLab interviews designers Sequoyah Hunter-Cuyjet and Susie Wise on how to reimagine current design practices to be more inclusive and to redefine what makes good design.  Accredited for: IDCEC, AIA | 0.5 CEU/0.5 LU   After listening, you will be able to:  1. Identify principles of designing for equity.  2. Evaluate how current design practices can be reimagined to design with equity in mind.  3. Define belonging, othering, and inclusion, and examine their importance.  4. Assess how to design with belonging as the main goal for projects.    Sequoyah Hunter-Cuyjet is vice president of Determined by Design, a firm which developed a framework of seven key principles for achieving design equity. She walks us through each of those principles and how they differ from the typical design process you might be used to.    Susie Wise is an educator at Stanford’s d.school and author of Design for Belonging. She describes how to consider belonging as the end point of a design — and how encouraging belonging is also a crucial part of helping your team members show up and contribute their best work.  Quiz: Want CEU credit for listening? Click here to take the quiz, and earn your certificate of completion.     How it works:    Step 1: Listen to the episode.   Step 2: Sign in at this link to take a short, 5-question quiz.   * Scoring an 80% or above on the quiz will earn you 0.5 CEU/0.5 LU.   Step 3: Upon passing the quiz, receive your certificate of completion via email from CEU sponsor Delta Faucet Company.    Connect with our expert guests on LinkedIn:   Sequoyah Hunter-Cuyjet  Susie Wise  Special thanks to our CEU episode sponsor, Delta Faucet Company, for partnering with us to provide valuable insights on compelling topics for the design industry.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode, presented by Mannington Commercial, ThinkLab interviews two experts in the emerging field of neuroaesthetics: Susan Magsamen, the director of Johns Hopkins’ International Arts + Mind Lab, and Suchi Reddy, architect and founder of Reddymade. They explain how neuroaesthetics can provide clues about how our bodies respond to design on a biological level. ThinkLab also speaks with David Rockwell, founder of Rockwell Group, who discusses his multidisciplinary approach to design, creating memorable experiences blending both theater and architecture. Accredited for: IDCEC, AIA | 0.5 CEU/0.5 LU After listening, you will be able to: 1.    Identify what neuroaesthetics is and how it can be used in architecture and interiors. 2.    Examine projects where neuroaesthetics and biometric data were used to inform participants’ unique experiences. 3.    Evaluate how you can use data and technology in projects to measure experience and influence outcomes. 4.    Point out the six ways that architecture can draw from theater in creating experience. Tune in as Magsamen and Reddy describe their unique exhibit, “A Space for Being,” hosted at Milan’s Salone del Mobile design fair. Their team designed three separate spaces, each evoking a different emotional experience by using contrasting visuals, sounds, and smells. Visitors wore a custom wristband that recorded their biometric data to see where they felt most at ease — with surprising results. Magsamen and Reddy discuss how these sorts of insights can influence design thinking and how to use new technology to innovate. Then, Rockwell shares his own perspective on what matters most when creating an engaging experience, whether in designing interiors or theater set design. His focus is on how stories are told and places are formed, and for great design in both fields, he recommends asking how you want the audience to feel. He also looks to the future and discusses his expectations for new forms of public spaces that will appear after the pandemic. Quiz: Want CEU credit for listening? Click here to take the quiz, and earn your certificate of completion. How it works:   Step 1: Listen to the episode. Step 2: Sign in at this link to take a short, 5-question quiz. * Scoring an 80% or above on the quiz will earn you 0.5 CEU/0.5 LU. Step 3: Upon passing the quiz, receive your certificate of completion via email from CEU sponsor Mannington Commercial. Connect with our expert guests on LinkedIn: Susan Magsamen Suchi Reddy David Rockwell Special thanks to our CEU episode sponsor, Mannington Commercial, for partnering with us to provide valuable insights on compelling topics for the design industry. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode, presented by 3form,ThinkLab digs into interviews Zackery Belanger, an expert in acoustic architecture and founder of Arcgeometer, to demystify how acoustics work in the built environment with an engaging discussion on how acoustics work in a space, how to measure them, and why there’s a limit to how precise we can get – as well as what’s next for the future of acoustics and the built environment.    Accredited for: IDCEC, AIA | 0.5 CEU/0.5 LU     After listening, you will be able to:    1.            Point out the “blurry” aspects of acoustics, such as the human perception of sound.  2.            Identify the precise tools and measurements available in acoustics.  3.            Outline when to bring in an expert and how to incorporate acoustic products.  4.            Evaluate how you can “design in the right direction” for the times you don’t have access to an expert.  Tune in as Belanger explains the three main parameters for measuring sound: reverberation, level, and noise reduction coefficient (NRC). But just as importantly, he stresses that designers should consider the array of tools we have available as helpful guides, keeping in mind that there is no precise target to hit for a room to be successful.  Balenger also describes how auralization simulations work and how they can help designers before a room is even complete, talking listeners through clips of three simulations. And he encourages designers with recommendations on how to navigate the gray areas of acoustics and when to do so in the process.  Quiz: Want CEU credit for listening? Click here to take the quiz, and earn your certificate of completion.     How it works:    Step 1: Listen to the episode.   Step 2: Sign in at this link to take a short, 5-question quiz.   * Scoring an 80% or above on the quiz will earn you 0.5 CEU/0.5 LU.   Step 3: Upon passing the quiz, receive your certificate of completion via email from CEU sponsor 3form.     Connect with our speakers on LinkedIn:  Cory Lesueur Zackery Belanger     Special thanks to our CEU episode sponsor, 3form, for partnering with us to provide valuable insights on compelling topics for the design industry.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Passion-driven people + a culture of overwork = the perfect recipe for burnout. ThinkLab’s Meredith Campbell interviews workplace and culture experts to share how you can reduce the risk of burnout, unlock creative problem solving and improve your work rhythm in this accredited CEU podcast episode.   Accredited for: IDCEC, AIA | 0.5 CEU/0.5 LU  After listening, you will be able to:  • Analyze the six root causes of burnout    • Identify the personality types and groups that tend to be most prone to burnout   • Assess how leaders and organizations can combat burnout   • Design your own performance cycles to work in harmony with creativity   Jennifer Moss, author of the book The Burnout Epidemic, explores how a culture and legacy of overwork contribute to major burnout in the interior design industry. She describes how leaders need to recognize the standards they’re modeling for their employees, and shares findings from her research.      Finally, Rahaf Harfoush, author of Humane Productivity, spells out the four stages of the creative process and gives her recommendations for countering “productivity propaganda.” She stresses the importance of protecting yourself from burnout by prioritizing rest, which is especially crucial for creatives.     Quiz: Want CEU credit for listening? Click here to take the quiz and earn your certificate of completion.  How it works:   Step 1: Listen to the episode  Step 2: Sign in at this link to take a short, 5 question quiz  * Scoring an 80% or above on the quiz will earn you 0.5 CEU/0.5 LU  Step 3: Upon passing the quiz, receive your certificate of completion via email from CEU sponsor Delta Faucets    Connect with our speakers on LinkedIn:  Faye Adams  Jennifer Moss  Rahaf Harfoush    Special thanks to our CEU episode sponsor, Delta Faucet Company, for partnering with us to provide valuable insights on compelling topics for the design industry.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Welcome to The Learning Objective, the first podcast for the architecture and design community where you can receive CEU credit for listening on the go.  Hosted by Meredith Campbell, Research and Content Developer at ThinkLab, the research division of SANDOW Design Group, this podcast brings you the most compelling topics that are top of mind for the design community in an audio-CEU format eligible for credits from IDCEC & AIA.   Curiosity is inherent to creativity. Tune in each month as we satisfy design curiosities and CEU requirements – all in just half an hour.   Want to stay up to speed while staying away from the screen? Subscribe Now!   See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.