Thought Leadership Roundtable

On March 30th, marquardt+ Studio Pinpoint created, assembled and facilitated the first in a series of Thought Leadership Roundtables, to assist in the development of relevant curriculum for Harrington College of Design.

Our first roundtable focused on the changes occurring in the Retail sector and the impact those changes have on retail store design, designer skill sets, branded environments, college curriculum, graphic design, photography, and brand positioning and development.

m+spp not only created the program but spearheaded gathering retail executives from high profile companies. Tom Marquardt of m+ mediated the discussion and Romana Mirza of Studio Pinpoint facilitated, keeping us on task and subject!

Currently, m+spp is writing a white paper about what we learned during our discussion and the trends in retail.

Retail executives included:

Mike DeFazzio, Director of Store Concepts of Walgreens
Adam Cook, Vice President of Retail Project & Development Services of Jones Lang LaSalle
Judy Miller, Senior Product Manager of Crate & Barrel

Additional participants included:

John Rouse, Publisher of Contract Magazine
John Martin-Rutherford, Chair of the Interior Design Program, Harrington College of Design
Bradley Kisner, Chair of the Communications Program, Harrington College of Design
Dirk Fletch, Chair of the Photography Program, Harrington College of Design

We would like to thank Jill Olsen, Central Regional Studio Sales of 3Form for sponsoring this event and providing coffee and lunch.