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Published
April 8, 2025

Decisions That Stick: Applying the CBA Matrix to Complex Projects

Abstract: The Choosing by Advantage (CBA) Matrix is a powerful tool for decision-making in the design and construction industry, from the planning process through project completion, and it delivers efficiency through fewer changes. CBAs take all stakeholders into account when defining advantages, so campus planners can achieve quality, an on-time schedule, and cost savings at every stage. Via simulation, we'll demonstrate how you can apply CBAs across all phases of a project. By presenting and providing step-by-step, compelling visuals, our team will enable you to implement CBAs tactically and early in your next project.

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Published
April 7, 2025

Promoting Decarbonization and Wellbeing through a Residence Hall Renovation

Abstract: Universities must decide what to do with their high-rise residence halls that don't meet modern standards for energy efficiency and student expectations. Renovation often proves to be the best solution for a variety of reasons. At Boston University (BU), what started as a building systems upgrade evolved into a major renovation, which elevated the student experience, social and emotional wellbeing, and campus decarbonization goals. Using BU's Warren Towers as a model of decision making, this session will help you work through the possibilities of a major renovation on your campus with the aim of meeting student wellbeing and decarbonization objectives.

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Conference Presentations

Published
July 23, 2024

Good, Better, Best: A Collaborative Approach for High-impact Program Proposals

By: Michael Rothlisberger, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Strategy and Analytics

The University System of Georgia's (USG) academic program proposal process aims to align program development with system-wide strategic goals while increasing graduate employability to meet workforce demands.
Abstract: The University System of Georgia's (USG) academic program proposal process aims to align program development with system-wide strategic goals while increasing graduate employability to meet workforce demands. This session will illustrate how USG's well-oiled standardized system prioritizes interdepartmental collaboration and iteration, drawing on diverse perspectives to create new degree programs across 26 universities. Come learn about how our "Good, Better, Best" approach uses a detailed application and budget template to generate high-impact programs that prepare students to enter an ever-evolving workforce.

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Conference Presentations

Published
July 23, 2024

Finding the Beauty in Right-sizing the KU Campus

By: Barbara Bichelmeyer, Provost & Executive Vice Chancellor | Callie Long, Interim Vice Provost | Mark Reiske| Gautam Sundaram, Principal

The constraints that universities face in terms of capital, declining enrollment, and surplus capacity in campus facilities causes escalation of deferred maintenance costs.
Abstract: The constraints that universities face in terms of capital, declining enrollment, and surplus capacity in campus facilities causes escalation of deferred maintenance costs. The University of Kansas (KU) master plan focuses on the value and impact of right-sizing the campus through change management and the implementation of a data dashboard. This session will share a sustainable path to establish a culture of transparency in decision making, stakeholder engagement, and environmental stewardship. We'll outline a data-driven process and lessons learned for leveraging resources, enacting policies that enable change management, and meeting the challenges of implementing a bold cultural shift.

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Conference Presentations

Published
July 23, 2024

The Ecosystem Project: Revealing the Hidden Dynamics of Higher Ed’s Ecosystems

By: Kristin Backhaus, Dean of the School of Business | Robert Brodnick, Founder | John Cimino, President and Chief Executive Officer

The Ecosystem Project aims to develop tools and methodologies for depicting the complex ecosystems that surround and make up higher education.
Abstract: The Ecosystem Project aims to develop tools and methodologies for depicting the complex ecosystems that surround and make up higher education. This is a collaborative presentation with one of the project's institutional partners, The State University of New York (SUNY) at New Paltz, and one of the project's founding partners, the Renaissance Center for Interdisciplinary Thinking, Knowledge Integration, and Advanced Applications of Imagination. Together we'll explore the Hudson Valley entrepreneurial ecosystem and reveal its inhabitants, value dynamics, and potential interventions that can help the ecosystem become healthier and grow the entrepreneurial economy of the lower Hudson Valley.

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Published
July 23, 2024

Integrated Campus Master Planning for Unprecedented Capital Improvements

By: Michael Hoff, Vice Provost

Universities are complex organizations that must align many different types of plans to maximize success.
Abstract: Universities are complex organizations that must align many different types of plans to maximize success. Integrated planning is vital to the master planning process because it requires support of all university constituencies. This session will describe how integrated planning and the development and implementation process of the East Tennessee State University (ETSU) master plan enabled ETSU to receive external support of more than $400 million for new and renovated capital projects over the past decade. We'll share how to plan across units, gain constituency support, take steps for project proposals that gain state support through competitive approval processes, and ensure the master plan is the foundation for university growth.

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Published
July 23, 2024

Harnessing the Disruptive Power of Collaborative Intelligence

By: Linda Baer, Principal | Paul Leblanc, President | Donald Norris, Founder and President Emeritus | George Siemens, Chief Data Scientist

This session will illustrate how Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Human Intelligence (HI) combine to create Collaborative Intelligence (CI), which will transform and disrupt every process and practice it touches. Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) is building on its track record of preparing students for the future by leveraging CI and a clean sheet design approach to create a revolutionary new instructional model.
Abstract: This session will illustrate how Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Human Intelligence (HI) combine to create Collaborative Intelligence (CI), which will transform and disrupt every process and practice it touches. Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) is building on its track record of preparing students for the future by leveraging CI and a clean sheet design approach to create a revolutionary new instructional model. To harness the power of CI, institutions must reinvent their approach for crafting and executing strategy to create a sense of urgency for change, engage many participants, provide transformation tools, and change culture.

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Conference Presentations

Published
July 23, 2024

Measuring Campus Initiative Outcomes of Diversity and High-performance Teams

By: Beyazmin Jimenez, Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Culture | Ai Kurokawa, Principal | Tammy Trung Ngo, Energy Designer | Tim Singleton, Assistant Vice President of Capital Projects

The planning, designing, and building of campus initiatives requires broad and diverse perspectives.
Abstract: The planning, designing, and building of campus initiatives requires broad and diverse perspectives. This session will present the case for implementing sustainable ways of diversifying the owner, design, and construction industry through emergent data collection. We'll explore the link between diversity and high-performance of project development, process, and teams, and discuss the developing research and data related to owner satisfaction. Join us to find out how diverse and high-performance teams can add to the continuous improvement of processes and create sustainable changes towards a more diverse pipeline of multiple disciplines that impact the campus.

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Published
July 23, 2024

Leading from Reactive Whirlwind to Integrated Strategy

By: Lynn Akey, Chancellor

Intentional leadership is necessary for moving an organization from a revolving state of reactive whirlwind into a future with integrated strategic focus. This session will discuss leadership principles for moving an organization strategically forward during a period of unprecedented challenge and change.
Abstract: Intentional leadership is necessary for moving an organization from a revolving state of reactive whirlwind into a future with integrated strategic focus. This session will discuss leadership principles for moving an organization strategically forward during a period of unprecedented challenge and change. You'll gain insight into using futuring and vision in tandem with internal and external scanning to develop strategic focus, and consider a change-responsive institutional planning framework and strategic planning approach. Come discover how you can help generate the lessons learned and leadership tactics for an intentional future.

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Published
July 23, 2024

Leadership Lessons Learned: Assessing Strengths, Skills, and Knowledge

By: Barbara Gellman-Danley, Higher Learning Commission

Higher education leaders carry the responsibility of vision and building new strategic directions for colleges and universities.
Abstract: Higher education leaders carry the responsibility of vision and building new strategic directions for colleges and universities. This session will provide a deep look into one leader's decades of experience and share ways to become a strong, successful administrator at any level. Come learn the ways in which leadership is more than a title and discover how to assess your own skills and knowledge, as well as the best ways to position those findings for current and future roles.

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