As I have tried to understand my own journey though the profession, the steps that have bought me to this point in my work, I have developed a Venn diagram that includes “practical creativity” as one of the circles. This article by Bruce Moggeridge in the Washington Post quite nicely describes what I mean by [...]
Categories: creativity
Tagged: communication, design, emotional intelligence, goals
You can download a copy of the slide deck from our November 5, 2010 presentation at ArchEx 2010 in Richmond, Virginia here. We have also included a copy of a bibliography with links to all of the books and articles mentioned during the presentation. Since I am a firm believer that these presentations be mostly [...]
Categories: creating,creativity,execution,Marketing,Uncategorized
You can download a copy of the slide deck from our presentation at the AIA North Carolina Design Conference in Asheville by clicking on this link. Since I am a firm believer that a) presentation slides should have few (if any) words and b) a picture is worth about one thousand of them this presentation [...]
Categories: creativity,execution,flexibility,leadership,Marketing
Tagged: architectural marketing, architecure, communication, creativity, KC Ramsay, leadership, professional services, success, survival
For ten thousand years the limits of communication and transportation provided a great advantage for the local provider. This was true of farming… and architecture. With air travel, and now the Internet (the latter being exponentially more important) services that can be provided by anyone from anywhere are universally available. And for the lowest fee. [...]
Categories: creativity,execution,flexibility,Marketing
Tagged: communication, creativity, farming, hard work, success, survival
Join me on Friday morning at 10:15 AM for this interactive presentation and discussion. Get out in front of the competition by leveraging your real strenghts as the economy improves. Find out how to separate yourself and your practice from everyone else. Learn the critical questions you must ask to save hundreds of hours and [...]
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Tagged: architectural marketing, communication, creativity, emotional intelligence, KC Ramsay, professional services, success, survival
The effect of the invention of movable type on the Christian Church in the 16th Century (which put Bibles in the hands of everyone who could read) was an eerie precursor to the effect of the world wide web on the creative professions (or is it ALL professions) in the 21st Century. In both instances [...]
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Tagged: architectural marketing, communication, creativity, survival, www
We are besieged with messages that the path to success is through service to our clients. There is little question that if we don’t serve them we won’t have any; success or clients. The challenge comes when we misunderstand what it means to serve. Richard Farson in his challenging book, The Power of Design makes [...]
Categories: creating,execution,leadership
Tagged: communication, connections, emotional intelligence, leadership, professional
I am frequently reminded that what is clear as a bell to me makes sometimes makes little or no sense to someone else. There is always a chance the the other person is not listening, not able to listen, or just unreceptive…period. There is nothing I can do about them. My job is to work [...]
Categories: execution,Marketing
Tagged: business development, communication, emotional intelligence, leadership
Blair Enns runs Win Without Pitching, a business development consulting firm for ad agencies and design firms that believe there is a better way to build a marketing communication agency. His most recent book, The Win Without Pitching Manifesto has just been published and is a must read for every architect who wants to be [...]
Categories: creativity,execution,leadership,Marketing
Tagged: architectural marketing, communication, creativity, professional services
I just got an email from a friend who also happens to be an architect. His message asked me to go online and sign a petition demanding that Target (the merchant) stop funding a candidate for the Minnesota governor’s race. According to his message, “…the candidate, Rep. Tom Emmer, is a far-right Republican who supports [...]
Categories: execution,leadership
Tagged: abundance, communication, emotional intelligence, giving, success