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Seminar description
The design industry is facing rapid disruption from artificial intelligence (AI), with clients and competitors already adopting it, and startups threatening core services. This trend is expected to exert fee pressure and transform certain types of work and poses many ethical challenges regarding intellectual property and authorship. However, AI also presents a significant opportunity to improve project delivery efficiency, influence design outcomes, and expand services.
This session delves into the critical process of developing a long-term strategy for responding to AI at a design firm. Panelists will discuss essential components, including conducting a competitor and industry scan to understand AI’s potential. They will also explore how to analyze an organization’s AI readiness by assessing technical capabilities, identifying market opportunities, and evaluating vulnerabilities. A key focus will be on consulting with stakeholders across an organization, including leadership, to develop scenarios for AI’s impact and determine appropriate, ethical means of implementation.
Finally, the program will address the crucial step of creating a roadmap to ensure the AI strategy leads to actionable change, aligned with professional obligations, across organizational structure, talent development, and service offerings. Participants will gain valuable insights into building a strategy to leverage AI effectively while mitigating its challenges.
Learning objectives
- Examine the ethical, strategic imperative, and dual nature of AI as both a threat and opportunity for design firms.
- Identify the steps to assess an organization’s readiness, including technical capabilities, business vulnerability and ethical responsibilities.
- Describe how to engage stakeholders in developing strategic scenarios and a board-approved AI strategy that maintains ethical practices.
- Outline the key components of an implementation roadmap to drive organizational change.
Presenters
Nate Miller is the founder and CEO of PROVING GROUND. Nate has developed trusted relationships with some of the most reputable organizations in the building industry to create strategies, workflows, and tools for enabling a data-driven business process. Nate strives to help his clients discover meaningful, ethical, and practical uses of new technology to support business growth the creation of better built environments.
Steve Sanda, RA, is director of strategy at PROVING GROUND. Steve is a licensed architect with deep experience in design and a passion for technology. His unique professional experience has afforded him numerous opportunities to influence the practice of architecture firms with regional, national, and worldwide exposure. Steve’s goal is to use his experience with IT infrastructure and knowledge of architectural practice to tighten the gap between process and product.
Cost
AIA members $50
Non-members $65
Continuing education credit
This program has been approved for 1.25 AIA LU Hours + Ethics.
Instructions
- Complete registration and payment below
- You will then receive a confirmation email with the link and password to access the webinar
- View the 1.25-hour webinar and then complete the ten-question quiz (must score 70% or above for credit)
- Within 3 to 7 days you will receive a certificate of completion and/or credits will be recorded to your AIA member transcript
