More than 350 board members and invited guests from industry organizations convened in Denver last week for the 88th annual meeting of the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB). Representatives from nearly all 54 jurisdictions, except for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, attended the multi-day event.
During his keynote address, Chris Luebkeman, director of Global Foresight and Innovation for Arup in London, urged attendees to make decisions that will “survive and thrive” well into the future. Trained as a geologist, structural engineer, and architect, Luebkeman described himself as a generalist “in the spaces between professions.” Using a classic illustration from the children’s book Winnie-the-Pooh—a scene in which Christopher Robin drags Pooh down the stairs, bumping the bear’s head at each step along the way—Luebkeman said that his job is to help people “stop bumping and think very clearly about what we’re doing.” His message made its way into several of the meetings during which stakeholders discussed resolutions on this year’s agenda.
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