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03/01/02 Layoffs: Good Thing or Not? The introduction of new ideas, products and services creates opportunities for growth. At the same time—-when there is an excess of supply over demand—-markets contract, seeking equilibrium. Scott Simpson, FAIA
03/01/02 Dispute Resolution: The Key to Avoiding Claims In every book on negotiation, there should be a chapter on dispute resolution. Why? First, even the best negotiators in the world have times when the chemistry goes wrong; where one of the parties blows up, where a misspoken word escalates into a ful Ava Abramowitz
03/01/02 Is the Future Passing You By? We have been having some fascinating discussions about how the design professions are evolving, what certain firms are—-and are not—-doing to stay current and how to anticipate some of the challenges that lie ahead. James P. Cramer
03/01/02 Roundtable Results: Recommendations and Priorities for Higher Education At the recent meeting of the Design Futures Council in Scottsdale, Arizona, principals from pacesetting firms, industry leaders and representatives from three top schools discussed how the behavior of schools-—and subsequently, of practitioners—-migh Phillip G. Bernstein
02/01/02 Are You Thinking Strategically? We facilitated a discussion with a group of building owners on better preparing for future real estate and construction projects and how to have more successful relationships with their design team. James P. Cramer
02/01/02 Slow Times Need Fast Thinking While nobody can predict with certainly what course the economy will take, there are some tactics that will help you navigate the slow periods. Scott Simpson, FAIA
02/01/02 Legends of the Fall:Technology in Action Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, a large New York City law firm that before September 11 had occupied seven floors of a building directly across the street from Ground Zero, were fully up and running, thanks to an ingenious laser-based network… Kerry Harding
02/01/02 Coping with Change: Is Fast Fast Enough? As the owner of an executive search firm working with service providers and owners, we’ve been able to observe a variety of organizations both at their most hectic in responding to apparently unending demand, and in times of great challenge. Mary Breuer
02/01/02 The New SF330: A “Good Thing” or Not? While it seems that the new form’s phase-in will be gradual, those familiar with the form say that, in its current incarnation, there should be many concerns. James P. Cramer
02/01/02 The Well-Designed Office: Practice What You Preach Image is everything. When it comes to your workspace—-your office environment, don’t just generate ideas that claim good designs benefits for clients but also live your ideas of good design. Scott Simpson, FAIA

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