Define Your Value Before Someone Else Does
📰 In this edition, explore how AI might reclaim architecture’s purpose by capturing process over paperwork, redefining value before owners dictate it, and building tools that empower every skill level.
Knowledge Management
232: 'Bringing Joy Back to Architecture', with Tatjana Dzambazova
A conversation with Tatjana Dzambazova about how AI can restore joy to architecture by shifting focus from speed to process, capturing design reasoning, and redefining architects’ value beyond mere cost and efficiency.
If AEC knowledge lives in people’s heads, you don’t have a system
📰 What if AI isn’t the problem, but the mirror? This edition explores how fragile knowledge systems really are, why hero experts create risk, and how AI can accelerate learning without replacing human judgment.
214: ‘Partnering with AI to Solve Knowledge Problems’, with Todd Henderson and Christopher Parsons
A conversation with Todd Henderson and Christopher Parsons about partnering with AI to solve knowledge problems, building a learning culture in architecture firms, and the practical applications of KM 3.0 in enhancing project delivery and collaboration.
How to Unlock the Knowledge Hiding Inside Your Firm
📰 Discover how architecture firm Shepley Bulfinch leverages disciplined experimentation and video-first documentation to enhance knowledge sharing. Their innovative approach to AI and culture empowers teams, making knowledge management effective without a dedicated department.
211: ‘Discovering the Value of AI Through Experimentation’, with James Martin, Jess Purcell, and Christopher Parsons
A conversation with James Martin, Jess Purcell, and Chris Parsons about discovering the value of AI through disciplined experimentation in architecture, exploring how to document workflows effectively, and enhancing knowledge management practices within firms to improve collaboration and learning.
Is Your Tech Stack Amplifying Values or Just Adding Noise?
📰 Discover how AEC firms can align AI with core values to enhance knowledge management, create effective learning pathways, and improve project delivery. This newsletter offers insights on avoiding tool overload while measuring meaningful ROI for a better organizational culture.