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Tips for selling charrettes
Published on October 27, 2008
One of the most common questions we receive at NCI is how to convince a sponsoring agency or client to do a charrette for their project. -
Tip of the Month: Charrettes, the antidote to a multitasking world
Published on May 14, 2008
We live in an age of multi-tasking. As I write this piece I am distracted by the multiple windows open on my computer. -
Is there a maximum or minimum project size for which a charrette is the appropriate tool?
Published on January 27, 2008
Charrettes can be used for any scale of planning or design project. They have been used for projects ranging from regional planning to building design. -
Why would a developer want to do a charrette?
Published on March 2, 2007
A NCI charrette is designed to protect the project sponsor’s position, whether the sponsor is a developer or public agency, by guarding against commandeering of the project by any one person or group. -
The importance of embedding local staff in a charrette team
Published on November 2, 2006
Successful project implementation requires the understanding and support of those who must implement the charrette plan. -
Public meeting facilitator set-ups
Published on June 3, 2006
It is important that a skilled facilitator lead meetings with all of the tools and techniques to handle difficult meetings at his or her disposal. The first task for a facilitator is to gain agreements on the meeting “set-ups.” -
A piece of charrette history: The CRS “squatters”
Published on April 3, 2006
The following piece of charrette history was excerpted from the National Charrette Institute’s publication, The Charrette Handbook. -
Building charrette teams
Published on July 3, 2005
It is not uncommon for charrette teams to include a mix of people who are used to working together, as well as those who are not. -
Dealing with pressure to shorten charrettes
Published on April 2, 2005
Often, first-time charrette sponsors resist holding a charrette for more than three days when a minimum of five to seven days is usually required. -
Chaos in charrettes
Published on February 3, 2005
Chaos is a part of any intense creative process. The charrette — an intense, creative event — often emulates this process. -
The importance of confidential interviews
Published on January 3, 2005
One powerful method for verifying information is to conduct confidential stakeholder interviews. -
Recruiting volunteers: Rules of thumb for your charrette
Published on December 3, 2004
One way to mitigate charrette costs is to utilize volunteer design professionals, university professors, and students as part of the charrette design team. -
The well-run public meeting: How to get people to come back
Published on September 3, 2004
The most important element necessary to ensure broad participation throughout the charrette process is the well-executed public meeting. -
Benefits of a community bus tour
Published on August 3, 2004
A bus tour can be one of the most effective tools during the vision development phase of charrette preparation. -
How to organize walking tours
Published on July 3, 2004
In the NCI curriculum, walking tours are a part of the stakeholder involvement sub-phase of the Charrette Preparation phase of the NCI Charrette System.