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INTERIOR DESIGN EDUCATION

Here is a short list and synopsis of some of the continuing education courses that are offered to the design profession for presentations thru ASID, NKBA, NAHB + NKBA Chapters.

For more CEU information and schedules, send an email to : info@designsuccess.org

Ethical Design: The Right, The Wrong & The Difference
ASID course # 7752 2 hours IDCEC / HSW approved
ASID course # 7676 3 hours IDCEC / HSW approved

• Synopsis: It’s a challenge to know what’s right and wrong in today’s business World. So in this interactive session, learn what ethics means to those who practice in the design profession. Course includes the definitions and standards of ethics as it applies to the business of design. Learn ways to establish ethical guidelines, most important in navigating the “gray areas” everyone faces these days. Discover what designers believe about ethics in design and what ASID’s legal counsel has to say about “what’s right + what’s wrong” thru video interviews.

Aging In Place / Design Solutions for Independent Living
ASID course # 7407 1 hour IDCEC / HSW approved
ASID course #7554 2 hour IDCEC / HSW approved
ASID course # 7365 3 hour IDCEC / HSW approved

• Synopsis: A solutions focused workshop based on the ASID survey that help define the needs of those who want to stay in their current residence yet need to plan for the challenges of aging. Research and reviews of the aging baby boomers sheds additional light on the subject as it relates to residential design.

Contracts, Fees & Compensation
ASID course # 5404 5 hours IDCEC / HSW approved

• Synopsis: Learn how to create an agreement to meet the needs of most Clients and their projects; understand how to charge fairly for your services from a menu of options. Also learn to “coach the client” in defining the criteria so nothing is left out of the project. “One of the highest rated courses.” ( Source: ASID)
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A Very Special 3 hour CEU. . . . . . .

Practices & Pitfalls: Ten Best Interior Design Practice Models
ASID course #7897 3 hours IDCEC / HSW approved

• Synopsis: Interior Design is not an easy business. But after all, it is a “business.” It has a complex business model that few ever learned how to manage in any formal educational process. But now discover valuable information from the experiences of a variety of design principals that operate small offices how to build a successful practice. This course features digital video interviews with interior designers who share their experience and discuss the future of design.

  • Understand how others created their businesses, re-invented themselves and what it takes to keep a business afloat, profitable and inspired each day (Hint: And Its Not Making More Profit.)
  • Learn the 10 Best Practice Models in Design gleaned from research and during discussions with professional interior designers across the country, in both small and mid-sized business operations.
  • This course was designed with a lot of networking and open discussion during the 3 hours so that even more “topical” information bubbles up, creating an educational event that is unique with every presentation.(This workshop was rated 4.8 out of 5 after its first presentation for the Florida South Chapter of ASID.)

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DesignSuccess.org can provide other educational experiences or customize one for your organization or company, such as these past events:

  • One-hour keynote address on business trends, aging-in-place or other relevant topics of interest to the design community;
  • Facilitated round table discussions about interior design and platform topics, each tailored to fit the expected audience;
  • Provided a 1-hour educational experience created just for students and pre-professionals: “What Its Like On The Other Side Of the Degree.”
  • Helped create strategic plans for small interior design firms, created and developed a business “brand”, help to teach owners how to market the firm to new potential audiences that raise that bottom line.

For more CEU information and schedules, send an email to : info@designsuccess.org