Personal insights and opinions from Gensler's global experts on how design innovation makes cities more livable, work smarter, and leisure more engaging.

Stay Nimble and Expect Change: A Conversation about the Financial Services Industry Dianne Dodge and Rocco Giannetti discuss the findings of Gensler's 2013 Corporate Real Estate Challenges Survey.	Cities and Water: Friends or Foes? Cities confronted by sudden deluges get rid of the offending water fast. What if they harnessed it for other uses, asks Rives Taylor.	What Would You Do? Each year, Gensler participates in Dining by Design fundraising events for Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS (DIFFA).
Design Value Through the Lens of Big Data Chris Jerde is on a quest to quantify the business and economic value of great design.	On U.S. Airports and Infrastructural Legacy If airports in America don't rate very highly in international rankings, it's due to age and a longtime focus on domestic travel, says Keith Thompson.	Instancy Retail Instancy Retail, the sudden deployment of branded shops within the department store environment, presents an alternative growth strategy for certain brands, says Kyle Jeffrey.