Contents Spring / Summer 2015 IIDA Perspective FEATURES 30 40 10 IIDA Roundtable A breakdown of the 2015 IIDA Industry Roundtable. 16 Designer Dialogue No one in design epitomizes playfulness quite like David Rockwell. Perspective sits down with the designer to chat about everything from cultivating curiosity to inviting employees to bring their pets to work. 22 Design Decoded The newly re-opened Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt Design Museum centers around a bold concept: let everyone play designer. 30 For Love of The Game The use of game thinking and mechanics to engage users and solve problems has gained significant momentum in recent years. Perspective takes a look at how gamification is influencing design, and how firms are using the practice to push studios, projects, and clients forward. 40 Designers Off Duty What do designers do when they're not designing? Where do they go for inspiration? How does the life outside the design studio influence designers every day? How are firms encouraging employees to look to these extracurriculars for inspiration? 48 Point / Counterpoint The recent New York Times opinion piece "How to Rebuild Architecture" sparked a spirited dialogue about the direction and future of design. Perspective asks two industry professionals with opposing views to weigh in on the debate. DEPARTMENTS 48 5 From IIDA Scott Hierlinger, IIDA, LEED AP ID+C, and Cheryl S. Durst, Hon. FIIDA, LEED AP. 6 Behind the Issue Editor Carrie Neill gives insight into the issue theme and the thinking that shaped the features. 8 Contributors 52 Inspiration Suggested events and books. 55 Colophon Designer Bud Rodecker explains the concepts that sparked this issue's graphics. 56 Design Buzz Remember "Mad Libs™"? Perspective presents "Design Libs." You're welcome. 48 2