Insights

  • January 8, 2024

    Navigating the Shifting Landscape of Higher Education

    Advising Leaders

    In this post, we delve into the intricate facets of the changing landscape of higher education – changes that are impacting not only colleges and universities but also the students they serve and the workforce they aim to prepare.

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  • November 29, 2023

    Navigating Higher Education’s Evolution: Exploring of Trends and Strategies for Facility Adaptation

    Forecasting Trends

    A data-driven, nuanced approach to facility adaptation in higher ed is imperative for institutions seeking to thrive in a rapidly changing environment. This blog post delves into the statistics underpinning current higher ed trends and provides an extensive examination of actionable strategies for effective facility adaptation.

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  • November 17, 2023

    Navigating the Future of Work: Student Expectations, How Employers Can Meet Them, and How Universities Can Best Prepare the Future Workforce

    Achieving Impact, Designing Experiences

    Did you know that a significant majority of students are already part of today’s workforce? Check out our latest blog post to better understand what today's students expect in the workplace, how employers can meet those expectations, and what colleges and universities can do to prepare students for the workforce.

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  • October 12, 2023

    Seven Surprising Space Usage Trends for Colleges and Universities

    Forecasting Trends

    In this whitepaper, brightspot, Buro Happold, and the occupancy monitoring company Occuspace share seven insights to help higher education leaders better plan and operate their facilities using anonymized data from 38 universities and higher ed occupancy trends.

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  • September 5, 2023

    Lessons on Consensus-Building, Data Analysis, and Decision-Making from Recent Projects

    Advising Leaders, brightspot Culture, Forecasting Trends

    In this post, we provide an overview of a recent set of projects we’ve completed that provide answers to questions of alignment, analysis, and decision-making in higher ed planning projects.

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  • June 8, 2023

    Understanding and Improving Your Student Experience

    Designing Experiences

    Join Elliot Felix for his interactive EDUCAUSE Learning Lab, Understanding and Improving Your Student Experience.

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  • May 24, 2023

    How Professional School Facilities Are Changing

    Advising Leaders, Forecasting Trends

    In this blog post, we examine seven trends reshaping professional schools (and higher ed generally), and how to plan for them.

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  • April 26, 2023

    Lessons on Organizational Change from the EDUCAUSE Leadership Academy

    Managing Change

    In February, brightspot Founder Elliot Felix had the privilege of organizing and facilitating a session of the EDUCAUSE Leadership Academy, with special guests Cindy Leavitt, CIO at The Ohio State University and Ben Maddox Chief Academic Technology Officer at New York University. In this post, Elliot recaps the session and shares some reflections to help academic technology leaders tackle organizational change challenges.

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  • April 19, 2023

    A Tool for More Sustainable and Strategic Renovations

    Achieving Impact

    How can institutions quickly and collaboratively evaluate their current spaces and identity ways to improve them? Use brightspot's Renovation Canvas – a simple tool to help institutions think strategically about how to renovate their spaces by understanding what’s working, what’s not, and what to change.

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  • March 15, 2023

    Reflections on the First-Year Experience Conference

    Designing Experiences

    In this post we share some reflections on the Annual Conference on the First-Year Experience along with an overview of Elliot Felix's session, including the participant polling data taking the pulse of attendees on what they saw as the key challenges and opportunities to create more engaging and equitable student experiences.

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