Andrew Fisher's Blog (2)

Deke Smith is perhaps the most engaging speaker of the 2008 TAP conference. I don't mean any offense to Harry Gordon nor Dave Harris, both of whom spoke during this session. These speakers not only gave thoughtful presentations, but also stayed through an extended question and answer session at the end. Yet between the time that Deke hid among the audience and rushed out of the room to join another session, there was an electricity among the audience. He was able to hit upon the root causes of… Continue

I had to armwrestle my way into the Tuesday afternoon session 'A Leap of Faith: How integrated Practice Facilitates Innovative Design'. There weren't any chairs available, and I was in need of a power outlet for note-taking purposes. After stealing a chair from the adjoining room and getting set up to take notes I quickly realized that many of the project details were already buried in my subconscious. You see, I've heard the names Tom, Frances and Jenna many times before in connection with the… Continue