We have scholarships for the NCI Charrette System™ Training and the NCI Charrette Management and Facilitation™ Certificate trainings. These are only offered for our Portland, OR, Washington, DC and Vancouver, BC trainings. You may apply for just the NCI Charrette System™ Training or for both trainings in the same week. Please note that the NCI [...]

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Charrettes and the Next Generation of Public Involvement and Budgets February 2nd, San Diego, CA Moderator: Bill Lennertz, Director, National Charrette Institute Speakers: – Ken Snyder, Director, PlaceMatters – Darin Dinsmore, President, CrowdBrite – Jason Lally, Director, Decision Lab, PlaceMatters This session will present the latest tools, techniques and the trade-offs of social media and [...]

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The recent New York Times opinion piece,The Rise of the New Groupthink, poses a challenge to the rising trend of increased collaboration in business and schools. Susan Cain reminds us that creativity requires solitude and discusses at length the growing lack of autonomy and privacy in open offices and schools that seem to encourage group [...]

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Watch NCI recorded webinars today. We have partnered with a range of experts on each topic to bring you fresh perspectives on these current issues. – Challenges and Solutions for Sustainable Stormwater Management – High-Touch/High-Tech Charrettes with a Focus on Social Media – Charrettes for Healthcare Planning – Social Media for Planners, Advocates and Consultants [...]

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Havana Urban Design Charrette: 19-25 February 2012. Havana Study Tour: 26 February – 3 March. 2012. INTBAU Cuba and INTBAU Scandinavia invite you to the 2012 Havana Urban Design Charrette. The 2012 International Charrette will build on our work from 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. International architects and planners are invited to join Cuban [...]

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