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AEC Knowledge at February Fellowship Meeting

Posted February 15, 2012 07:11 AM by Terrence Murphey    

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Wed., February 22

Astaria Restaurant, 50 East Third Avenue, San Mateo

5:30–6:30 PM: Registration & Social | 6:30–7:30: Dinner | 7:30–8:30: Lecture

Cultivating, Capturing and Disseminating Knowledge: How to Distill and Share Knowledge

Architects and other design professionals have operated within a culture of protecting their knowledge and intellectual capital. Unlike scientists and medical researchers with ethical mandates to share knowledge, design professionals covet knowledge to the detriment of the broader profession and general public.

This session will illustrate innovative models for sharing knowledge and breaking down the silos between the multitude of stakeholders involved in the design process. Attendees will view cutting-edge examples that will encourage them to: develop their own engaging and informative methods of knowledge sharing; motivate fellow professionals to cultivate, capture and share knowledge; repurpose knowledge and leverage their firm's intellectual capital; and encourage allied professionals to openly share their knowledge, wisdom and practice techniques.

This session will highlight videos of thought leaders throughout the United States sharing their knowledge, illustrate techniques for capturing highly-distilled knowledge in a variety of medium, and provide best practice guidance for firms wanting to develop their own knowledge sharing programs.

Learning Objectives:

Participants will be able to:

1. Develop engaging and informative methods of knowledge sharing.

2. Motivate fellow professionals to cultivate, capture and share knowledge.

3. Repurpose knowledge and leverage their firm's intellectual capital.

4. Encourage allied professionals to openly share their knowledge, wisdom and practice techniques.

About the Speaker:

Michael Strogoff, FAIA, is a leading educator of and advisor to the AEC industries. In 2009, Michael founded aecKnowledge to deliver unbiased, distilled information and insights from industry thought leaders and to transform how architects, engineers, contractors, urban planners, building owners and allied professionals collaborate with and learn from each other.

Through his consulting practice, Michael has advised over 140 of the nation’s most successful firms and provides firsthand knowledge of how a wide variety of architectural firms operate—the good and the bad—and provides innovative practice management advise based on a deep understanding of the challenges the architectural industry faces. Michael has authored hundreds of articles and been widely cited in industry publications and national media (e.g., Architectural Record, ENR, New York Times, AIArchitect). Prior to founding his consulting practice, Michael served as the managing principal of a 45-person architecture firm.

Michael has been a featured speaker at regional and national events for professional organizations; and has conducted seminars throughout the U.S. From 2006 - 2010 , Michael served on AIA's Practice Management Knowledge Community’s Advisory Group and has been recognized with Presidential Citations from AIA California Council and AIA San Francisco.

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