Coming to Consensus: How BWBR Designers Approach Building a Common Vision

07/18/23 • 28 min

You’ve heard the phrase “too many cooks in the kitchen spoils the broth.” Do too many stakeholders in the planning room spoil the design? That depends on how you approach the challenge.
Hosted by:
Matt Gerstner - BWBR Podcast Host and Producer
Guests:
Stephanie McDaniel - BWBR President, CEO
Nathan Roisen - BWBR Senior Project Planner
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Siberian Summer by Sunny Fruit
DuDa by Ian Post

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Side of Design - Coming to Consensus: How BWBR Designers Approach Building a Common Vision

Transcript

Matthew Gerstner

This is Side of Design from BWBR. A podcast discussing all aspects of design with knowledge leaders from every part of the industry.

Matthew Gerstner

Hi, and welcome to Side of Design for BWBR. I'm your host for this episode, Matt Gerstner. On this episode, we'll be digging into the process of consensus building in design and discussing the challenges and opportunities that can occur when planning for multiple stakeholder