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Smarter by Design

Knowledge Architecture
Knowledge Management
Learning and Development
Artificial Intelligence
Lionakis
Shepley Bulfinch
Leadership Pipeline
Specialist Pipeline
Design Technology Bootcamp
Learning Organization
Knowledge Architecture
Performance Ecosystem
Leadership
AEC

The Smarter by Design podcast explores how leading architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) firms are reimagining knowledge management, learning, and AI to build smarter, more adaptive practices. Hosted by Christopher Parsons, Founder and CEO of Knowledge Architecture, the show dives into the real stories behind how firms are scaling expertise, transforming culture, and creating modern le... more

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In this episode of the Smarter by Design podcast, I’m joined by Jackie Baxley, Principal and Practice Leader for Environmental Health, Safety, and Sustainability at HRP Associates. Jackie has spent years helping HRP evolve from a more organic, appren... more

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In this episode of the Smarter by Design podcast, I’m joined by Kent Jonasen, CEO of the Leadership Pipeline Institute and co-author of the third edition of The Leadership Pipeline as well as author of The Specialist Pipeline. Kent has spent decades ... more

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In this episode of the Smarter by Design podcast, I'm joined by Angela Watson, President and CEO of Shepley Bulfinch, a nationally recognized architecture firm whose work spans healthcare, higher education, and civic design. Angela leads with a convi... more

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In this episode of the Smarter by Design podcast, I’m joined by Clark Quinn, a cognitive scientist who has spent his career translating decades of learning research into practical guidance for organizations. He is the founder of Quinnovation and co-d... more

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In this episode of Smarter by Design, I’m joined by Laura Knauss, President and Chief Practice Officer at Lionakis, and Kristina Williams, Director of Design Technology at Lionakis, for a conversation about how their firm is modernizing learning to s... more

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In this episode of the Smarter by Design podcast, Susan Strom and I discuss The Modern Learning Organization Pipeline—a framework for helping AEC firms prioritize and maximize the return on their learning and development investments.

For decades, mo... more

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In this episode of the Smarter by Design podcast, I’m joined by Christopher Myers, Peetz Family Professor of Leadership and Faculty Director of the Center for Innovative Leadership at Johns Hopkins University, for a wide-ranging conversation about ex... more

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In this episode of Smarter by Design, I talk with Susan Strom, Chief Client Officer at Knowledge Architecture, about the patterns she’s seen across the most successful Synthesis teams. Drawing on years of implementation experience, Susan explains how... more

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Recent Guests

Kent Jonasen
CEO of the Leadership Pipeline Institute; co-author of The Leadership Pipeline; author of The Specialist Pipeline
Leadership Pipeline Institute
Episode: Why Every AEC Firm Needs a Leadership and Specialist Pipeline | Kent Jonasen of the Leadership Pipeline Institute
Angela Watson
President and CEO of Shepley Bulfinch
Shepley Bulfinch
Episode: Leading a Learning Organization: Lessons from Angela Watson | Shepley Bulfinch
Clark Quinn
Cognitive scientist; founder of Quinnovation; co-founder of the L&D Accelerator
Quinnovation; L&D Accelerator
Episode: Designing Learning That Actually Improves Performance | Clark Quinn of Quinnovation
Laura Knauss
President and Chief Practice Officer, Lionakis
Lionakis
Episode: Modernizing Learning to Scale Quality at Lionakis | Laura Knauss and Kristina Williams
Kristina Williams
Director of Design Technology, Lionakis
Lionakis
Episode: Modernizing Learning to Scale Quality at Lionakis | Laura Knauss and Kristina Williams

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Christopher Parsons
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A practical, practitioner-focused series that centers leadership development, knowledge management, and scalable learning within architecture, engineering, and construction firms. Episodes explore how firms design and implement leadership pipelines alongside technical or specialist pipelines, how learning cultures are built and sustained, and how cognitive science and modern tech (including AI and design technology tools) can improve performance and knowledge transfer across dispersed offices. Notable threads include turning tacit knowledge into codified practices, creating safe environments for experimentation, and building repeatable, scalable learning programs (from bootcamps to performance ecosystems). The show often features leaders an... more

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