
Jonathan
Cohen and Associates
65 Acacia Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94708 USA
tel 510.558.8154
fax 510.558.8054
web@jcarchitects.com
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How
to turn IT into a profit center
Most
design and construction firms view information technology as an expense
item and don’t
capture opportunities to turn it into a profit center. This is often
the result when IT is not viewed as a strategic part of
the
firm’s mission. Consider these ideas for extending and growing
your core business by leveraging your IT investment. more...
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IT
can help transform the building industry
The best
collection of papers and think pieces we've seen about the potential
for signficant process reform in AEC can be found at the Beck Group's
Web site. more...
Creating communities with Web sites
Simon Ruffle of the University of Cambridge shows how Web sites can
be used to educate, inform, and involve all the stakeholders in a buildling
project.
more...
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Knowledge
management for design firms:
Design firm managers often say that their most important asset is their people.
But what they are probably talking about is what their people know. Indeed, the
principal asset of any knowledge-based endeavor is the accumulated experience
of its staff. But how widely and efficiently is that knowledge and experience
shared within the organization? more...
Did you miss last month's issue?
...March
issue
...February issue
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Coming attractions:
Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley: Process and Technology
Transformations in Design Environments, more info...
Jonathan Cohen will present at ZweigWhite AEC Technology Strategies
Washington, June 4-5, 2003, more info...
Jonathan
Cohen teaches this summer at Harvard Design School Executive Education
program July 16-18, 2003
Internets and Extranets for Collaboration and Knowledge Management, more
info...
Participatory Design and Planning with
the Internet: Case Study The World Trade Center Reconstruction, more
info...
Jonathan Cohen speaks on mixed-use development at the California
APA Convention, Sept 28-Oct 1, 2003, more
info...
Fall AIA TAP Conference:
Connecting
the Dots Understanding the Emerging Digital Building Process
San Francisco, October 16-18, 2003
more info...
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