THE WISDOM PROJECT
Inspired by 26 years of professional practice, architect Ed Barnhart wrote 26 essays for The Wisdom Project to celebrate and distill design observations and lessons learned – each mnemonically keyed to a letter of the alphabet.
A is for: ANTICIPATE BUT…
B is for: BALANCE BEAUTIFULLY
C is for: CREATE COURAGE
D is for: DELIGHT IN DIVERSITY
E is for: ENGAGE ENTHUSIASTICALLY
F is for: FIND THE FIGURE
G is for: GET GROUNDED
H is for: HUMANS HAVE NEEDS
I is for: IMPROVE ITERATIVELY
J is for: JOY IS CONTAGIOUS
K is for: KNIT TOGETHER
L is for: LEAVE LEAVENING
M is for: MATERIALS MATTER
N is for: NAVIGATING THERE
O is for: OWN IT. SHARE IT.
P is for: PRACTICE PASSIONATELY
Q is for: QUESTION
R is for: RESPECT CONTEXT
S is for: STIMULATE SENSES+SOUL
T is for: TAKE LEAVE
U is for: UNCOVER WHAT IS UNIQUE
V is for: VALUE OTHERS’ SPACE
W is for: WOO WONDER
X is for: X MEANS HERE
Y is for: YEARNING ISN’T ENOUGH
Z is for: ZIP IT