Office Hours are drop-in style sessions where disciplinary experts—in finance, law, social media, and more—are on hand to answer your burning questions, which can be asked live or submitted ahead of time. Whether you save a few billable hours, find your next consultant, or simply find some direction with an unresolved question, you will leave Office Hours with concrete, actionable insights about the way forward.
A more intimate version of the DLN’s Community Calls, Community Roundtables—held on a Thursday afternoon each month—convene group conservations about a diverse range of subjects, with all attendees invited to participate. In addition to tackling big topics, Community Roundtables foster discussion among smaller affinity groups within the DLN: women architects, couples in life and business, regional cohorts, and more.
Please note that these sessions will not recorded. These sessions are live and driven by your participation, and we invite you to register for sessions today.
JUNE
Community Roundtable: Managing a Retail or Showroom Space
Thursday, June 20
Operating a retail store or trade showroom can be a fulfilling creative outlet or a way to diversify your business; but how do you balance it with your design work? Members with shops, showrooms, and e-commerce sites talk about the right way to manage them all.
Community Roundtable: All the Latest at the DLN
Monday, June 24
Join the DLN team for a dynamic update on what we’re working on, looking towards, and prioritizing right now and for the coming year.
JULY
Community Roundtable: Optimizing Client Relationships
Thursday, July 11
Not every client can be perfect—so how do you take steps to optimize the relationship? Discuss boundary setting, contract details, and communication strategies that make for smooth relationships.
Office Hours: Hospitality Design
Monday, July 29
Join an interactive conversation with hospitality experts to learn more about designing hospitality projects, the creative process, cost planning, securing jobs, sourcing and more.
AUGUST
Community Roundtable: Benefits
Thursday, August 22
In an industry with an abundance of contract work and a lack of standardized contracts, ascertaining what benefits to provide for employees can feel like a daunting task. Join your peers for a discussion on employee benefits, providers, and management.
Office Hours: Licensed Collections
Date TBC
What does designing a licensed line actually entail? Bring your questions to a team of experts from various areas of the industry to hear about strategy, process, and deliverables.
Office Hours: Book Publishing
Date TBC
There may be no greater career bucket list achievement than a monograph. But what exactly goes into producing your own book? Bring your questions to a panel of book publishers, editors, and authors to hear their expert advice.
September – December sessions will be announced in August 2024.
Have an idea for a virtual program? Let Hadley Keller know!