[083] – Lessons from Practice Disrupted on Navigating Change

After four seasons of Practice Disrupted, what lessons on navigating change have we learned from past guests of the show?

Practice Disrupted was launched during the pandemic as a niche podcast: leaders who believe architects can practice in new ways and some who are even willing to question the boundaries that define the practice. On the way to 100 episodes this season and over 19,500 listeners later, the podcast has grown beyond what we could imagine and has taught us many lessons as hosts. In this episode, we break down some themes that continue to surface throughout the podcast and share playlists for those interested in taking a deeper dive into the podcast.

A special thank you to AIA Seattle Women in Design for hosting us in a July 2022 program that prompted us to explore this topic.

Top 10 Episodes as of July 2022 (these stats change weekly)

#1 – 001: Practice Shifts

#2 – 067: Architecture And: The Future of Workplace

#3 – 068: 2022 AIA Whitney M. Young Jr. Honor Award Winners: Riding the Vortex

#4 – 010: Organizational Design, Process, and Innovation

#5 – 002: The Next Generation of Practice

#6 – 065: Training Confidence in Technical Detailing

#7 – 047: Talent Development in Practice

#8 – 029: Taking the Leap from Architecture into Tech

#9 – 058: A Case Study for Practice: RIOS

#10 – 051: Designing a Culture of Mentorship

Changing: The Profession

• 081: Season 5 Launch: AIA Conference on Architecture Recap
• 080: Season 4 Finale with Madame Architects
• 060: Disruption and the Season 3 Finale
• 050: TRXL Crossover: Calling on Architects to Embrace Change
• 040: Disruption and the Season 2 Finale
• 021: Season 2 Launch
• 020: Ask Me Anything, Season Finale
• 001: Practice Shifts
  *plus episodes included in the playlists below

Changing: Studio Culture

• 051: Designing a Culture of Mentorship
• 047: Talent Development in Practice
• 042: Building a Great Place to Work
• 031: Balancing Operations Management & Firm Culture
• 027: Techniques for Effective People Management
• 022: Reimagining Work in the New Digital-First Workplace
• 017: Building Culture
• 008: Studio Culture

Changing: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

• Upcoming: Mothers 
• Upcoming: Latinas in Architecture
• 068: Riding the Vortex
• 079: Increasing Black Women in Architecture
• 070: She Builds Crossover in Three Acts
• 059: Building the Pipeline Through K-12 Education
• 057: Southeast Asian American Architects
• 054: Architecture, And: EDI+J
• 053: Immigrant Architects
• 048: Architecture, Identity, & Culture
• 035: Asian American Architects
• 016: Voices from the Future of the Profession (LGBTQIA+ Architects)
• 009: Voices from the Future of the Profession (Black Architects)

Changing: Management Systems:

• 076: Practice Applications Digital Architecture, Blockchain, and NFTs
• 074: Exploring the Evolution of Computational Design
• 056: Leading with Finance & Entrepreneurship
• 052: Managing a Virtual Practice
• 049: The Ultimate Building Configurator
• 046: Building a Social Audience
• 044: Leveraging Tech to Solve Challenges in AEC
• 038: Designing a Service-Based Practice
• 033: Building & Running a Successful Hybrid Practice
• 032: Designing a Technology-First Architecture Practice
• 031: Balancing Operations Management & Firm Culture
• 028: Building a Digital Marketing Strategy
• 026: Climate Action Through Entrepreneurship
• 024: Managing Knowledge & Data for Continuous Improvement
• 023: Finding a New Value Proposition Through Tech
• 012: Communication Strategy
• 010: Organizational Design, Process, and Innovation
• 005: Coaching is the New Mentoring
• 002: Technology & Change

Changing: Firm Leadership:

• 078:Leading on Climate Action for a Positive Future
• 071: A Case Study for Practice: Shepley Bulfinch
• 069: Expanding Established Design Practices
• 064: A Case Study for Practice: Stayner Architects
• 062: 2022 AIA Gold Medal Winners: Brooks + Scarpa
• 058: A Case Study for Practice: RIOS
• 032: Designing a Technology-First Architecture Practice
• 027: Techniques for Effective People Management
• 014: Training the Next Generation of Leaders
• 006: Retaining the Next Generation of Leaders
• 002: The Next Generation of Practice

Changing: Your Focus

• 080: Season 4 Finale with Madame Architect
• 072: Finding Your Voice as a Leader
• 069: Expanding Established Design Practices
• 063: DAC Leadership Series: From Team Member to Office Leader
• 050: TRXL Crossover: Calling on Architects to Embrace Change
• 037: Lessons from the Class of 2020
• 030: Getting Your Work Published
• 029: Taking the Leap from Architecture to Tech
• 007: [Re] Creating Your Career in Architecture

Changing: Your Career

• 082: Career Pivots
• 080: Season 4 Finale with Madame Architect
• 073: Architecture, And: Civic Leadership
• 067: Architecture, And: The Future of Workplace
• 066: Architecture, And: Technology
• 055: Architecture, And: MBA
• 054: Architecture, And: EDI+J
• 045: Architecture, And: Publishing
• 043: Architecture, And: Nonprofit Design Education
• 039: Architecture, And: Customer Success
• 036: Architecture, And: Robotics
• 025: Architecture, And: Tech
• 019: Architecture, And: Film
• 015: Architecture, And: Social Impact
• 013: Architecture, And: Entrepreneurship
• 007: [Re] Creating Your Career in Architecture

Pivoting Into: Entrepreneurship

• 077: Urban Intervention with Groundcycle
• 075: Growing an AEC Startup / The Evolution of a Company
• 061: Leading Change Through Entrepreneurship
• 056: Leading with Finance & Entrepreneurship
• 034: Investing in What’s Next, the Spatial Syndicate
• 026: Climate Action Through Entrepreneurship
• 013: Architecture, And: Entrepreneurship
• 011: New Service Lines – Building a Multidisciplinary Practice
• 004: Purpose Driven Practice
• 002: The Next Generation of Practice