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Atlanta, GA
Joined January 2009
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Ricardo Álvarez-Díaz joins us at the DFC September Leadership Summit. Co-founder of Álvarez-Díaz & Villalón and Valora Ventures, author of the forthcoming THRIVE, SURVIVE OR GO EXTINCT. He's bringing a real story: how his firm got leaner and stronger at once. Join us there.
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This September, DFC's Leadership Summit on the Business of Design: Leading Without a Map returns to real exchange. Speakers open it, but the real work happens at the tables. September 16-17. Cambridge, MA. Register now. Lnk in comments.
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Many people are talking about transformation, but what does it really mean? What does transformation mean to you? Share your definition or perspective in the comments⬇️ In January 2026, DFC will gather in La Jolla to explore Parallel Paths to Transformation. Join us there!
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Day 2 of the DFC Leadership Summit started with Caroline Golin (Google), Paul Doherty (TDG) and Kimon Onuma (Onuma Inc.) posing questions on global energy transition and defensible design, and concluded with breakout groups where delegates asked their own consequential questions.
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On Day 1 of the DFC Leadership Summit, our speakers Jennifer Kolstad from Ford Motor Company, Marty Rozmanith from Skema, Akhil Hemanth from HKS, and Tanya Nesbitt from Thompson Hine led us to pose consequential questions on diverse topics.
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The Design Futures Council 2025 Leadership Summit on the Future of Technology and Applied Innovation has commenced. Over the next two days, we will be asking consequential questions that demand a voice in a changing world.
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Is your ability to adapt being tested by the convergence of global disruptions? #DesignIntelligenceaec #FutureDesign #SustainableFuture ow.ly/Jf4g50UonIx
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Lynn Simon examines resilience and sustainability in design, tackling industry resistance and driving systemic solutions. #DesignIntelligenceaec #SustainableDesign #Resilience #SystemicChange ow.ly/vaTn50UsBJZ
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Thankfulness and Gratitude December 18, 2024 | 2:12 Thankfulness and gratitude is not natural to most. #DesignIntelligenceaec #Gratitude #LessonsinLeadership ow.ly/2Nk550Utn6Q
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Can a hospital run 24/7 and still be carbon-neutral? CO Architects is breaking barriers with UCI Health – Irvine, a pioneering project in sustainable #healthcaredesign. #DesignIntelligenceaec #SustainableDesign #CarbonNeutral ow.ly/UZ5n50UongT
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Clare Wildfire & Lissadell Karalus-Breinholt discuss how smart infrastructure can solve the challenges of today’s world. #DesignIntelligenceaec #SmartCities #InfrastructureInnovation #FutureReady ow.ly/mOHE50UmrRw
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COLLABORATION: WINNERS WITHOUT LOSERS April 17, 2024 Paul Finch visits Hollywood to examine the creative process. #DesignIntelligenceaec #CreativeCollaboration #DesignInnovation ow.ly/LwsC50TVMBY
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Is modernism still relevant in architecture today? John Jennifer Marx, AIA, scrutinizes a century of modernist design and urges a renewed approach... #DesignIntelligenceaec #DesignThinking #ArchitectureToday ow.ly/FlhQ50Ua9MC
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Responding to the Question of Value November 20, 2024 | 5:44 The future of the design profession will be determined by value . . . both perceived and objectively measured. #DesignIntelligenceaec #DesignValue #FutureOfDesign ow.ly/oeFw50Ua9kJ
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Explore Dez Joslin's insights on leveraging a unified brand to meet strategic goals and align with your company's identity. #DesignIntelligenceaec #CompanyIdentity #BrandStrategy ow.ly/Viel50U8jlz
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HONEY, WE’VE SHRUNK THE WORLD November 16, 2022 Paul Hyett reflects on IT’s distortion of time, interval and distance. Can design benefit from its impact? #DesignIntelligenceAEC #DesignForImpact #InnovationInDesign ow.ly/jL5750TWni9
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Design is pivotal in today's world, tackling environmental issues, armed conflict, inequity, & AI challenges to drive transformative, sustainable solutions. #DesignIntelligenceaec #DesignRelevance #SustainableFuture ow.ly/BroJ50U2bXv
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