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    <post_id>261</post_id>
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    <post_title><![CDATA[Designing Exceptional Experiences for Professional Services Firms]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Taking the first step towards a new future for your organization can be a daunting effort – but for professional services organizations, the time is now. PDR recently shared their thoughts on this subject with <a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/91306648/with-return-to-work-mandates-rethink-your-office-space">Fast
Company.</a> ]]></post_content_short>
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    <post_content_url>https://www.pdrcorp.com/our-voice/articles/designing-exceptional-experiences-for-professional-services-firms/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2025-02-24 20:00:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>260</post_id>
    <post_category_id>36</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[2025 Is Here – Are You Ready to Converge]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Together, we must be committed to delivering places with this impact. That is the underlying tenet of our guiding principle for 2025 –
Convergence.]]></post_content_short>
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    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.pdrcorp.com/our-voice/articles/are-you-ready-to-converge/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2025-01-28 13:00:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>257</post_id>
    <post_category_id>36</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Employee-Centered Design: Creating Space for Wellness]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Office Design Essentials for Re-engaging Your Best Talent and Boosting Company Morale — Throughout our series this year, we've
sought to overcome the challenges of today's workplace by getting back to the basics of what matters most: Company Vision. By letting it
guide our decision-making, we produce a more positive impact on our people, which is necessary during this critical time for employee
re-engagement.]]></post_content_short>
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    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.pdrcorp.com/our-voice/articles/creating-space-for-wellness/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2024-09-30 13:00:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>255</post_id>
    <post_category_id>36</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Is Your Organization Ready to Compete in Workplace Hospitality??]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[As businesses evolve, the demand for spaces that cultivate connection and belonging is rising. Historically, workplace design has focused primarily on functionality—efficient layouts, practical amenities, and productivity-driven environments. While these elements are important,
they no longer meet the changing expectations of today’s workforce.]]></post_content_short>
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    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.pdrcorp.com/our-voice/articles/workplace-hospitality/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2024-07-17 12:00:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>254</post_id>
    <post_category_id>36</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Gen Z at Workplaces]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[As business leaders today, attracting and retaining Generation Z talent is a pressing challenge. Neglecting this workforce shift can lead to high turnover, fractured culture, and underutilized spaces. President + CEO of PDR, Lauri Goodman Lampson recently shared her thoughts on this subject with Fast Company.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.pdrcorp.com/media/website_posts/254/GenZ_PostImage2.webp</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.pdrcorp.com/our-voice/articles/gen-z-at-workplaces/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2024-07-09 14:55:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>247</post_id>
    <post_category_id>36</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[How Simplicity Led Our Client Home]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[After 40+ years of steady growth, our client found themselves at a complex crossroads. Their workplace no longer supported their company
vision and ideal culture. Its traditional design heavily favored individual workstations and fixed office space, making it difficult for the
organization to shift as its team grew and workstyles evolved. Their space had become a hindrance to their ability to achieve their business
objectives.]]></post_content_short>
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    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.pdrcorp.com/our-voice/articles/how-simplicity-led-our-client-home/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2024-04-15 15:31:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>241</post_id>
    <post_category_id>36</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[2024 A Call for Simplicity]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[As we usher in a new year filled with possibilities, I’m optimistic! If we’ve learned anything from the last three years, it’s that despite
all things, business must endure. With signs pointing to a steady year ahead, our businesses will continue to grow if we focus on the right
things for our people.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.pdrcorp.com/media/website_posts/241/post-image.png</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.pdrcorp.com/our-voice/articles/2024-a-call-for-simplicity/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2024-01-22 17:57:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>239</post_id>
    <post_category_id>36</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Manifesting Purpose Through Experience Visioning]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Today's organizations face uncharted territory when addressing their challenges. In the era of hybrid working styles, your workplace
experience can be the key to helping attract, retain, and empower talent. However, cultivating an exemplary experience requires leaders to
reframe their mindset, carefully considering how the needs of people align with the goals of their organization. It's about more than
offering employees great amenities or flexible workspaces, because an office is entirely arbitrary without a carefully considered
throughline of purpose. It takes vision to transform the ordinary into the extraordinary.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.pdrcorp.com/media/website_posts/239/VisioningExperienceStrategyCover.webp</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.pdrcorp.com/our-voice/articles/visioning-experience-strategy/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2023-11-15 14:50:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>229</post_id>
    <post_category_id>36</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Strategic Programming]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[CREATING AN ENGAGING WORKPLACE—IF, WHEN AND HOW TO BEGIN<br />

Within your workplace strategy is the competitive edge you need to retain and engage your greatest asset—people.]]></post_content_short>
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    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.pdrcorp.com/our-voice/articles/strategic-programming/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2023-07-28 15:19:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>226</post_id>
    <post_category_id>36</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Eliminating Experience Detractors]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[So far this year, we outlined that the key to building customer, employee, or patient loyalty is a winning Experience Strategy. We discussed
the three universal elements that draw people to engage with an environment and how to activate them for different users of a space.
Furthermore, when we give purpose to our spaces, we build environments that turn our users into our business advocates. Undoubtedly, people
want to be where they feel their best, but it’s the subtle details that keep them engaged – or don’t.<br />
<br />
Now more than ever, people are prioritizing their comfort and convenience and are more critical when evaluating where they spend their time.
People who are less drawn to or engaged with your space than expected may (knowingly or unknowingly) be affected by your <strong>Experience
Detractors</strong>.]]></post_content_short>
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    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.pdrcorp.com/our-voice/articles/eliminating-experience-detractors/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2023-06-29 12:00:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>221</post_id>
    <post_category_id>36</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[The Tenant Experience is Tops at Texas Tower]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Constructing an office and mixed-use complex involves myriad decisions managed by multiple professionals – civil and mechanical engineers,
architects, builders, interior designers, developers, landscapers, surveyors, inspectors, and many other specialists. But what’s often
missing is input from the prospective occupants or visitors of the building. What do they want for their employee experience? What amenities
would they prefer? Where should they be located for ease of use?  ]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.pdrcorp.com/media/website_posts/221/tx-tower-post-1000x800.webp</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.pdrcorp.com/our-voice/articles/tenant-experience-is-tops-at-texas-tower/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2023-05-22 13:19:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>220</post_id>
    <post_category_id>36</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Creating a connective, emotive, and memorable experience for multiple user groups]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[As we continue our exploration of Experience Strategy, we want to offer you a practical view of how any organization can create a 3in1
experience that supports business goals and activates connection, emotion, and memory to build visitor loyalty. With more ways to spend time
and money, people expect more from their spaces, whether they’re offices, restaurants, community complexes, or healthcare practices. They
want something unique, relevant, and captivating that supports their needs and leaves an impression, long after they leave. ]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.pdrcorp.com/media/website_posts/220/3-in-1-post-1000x800.webp</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.pdrcorp.com/our-voice/articles/creating-a-connective-emotive-and-memorable-experience-for-multiple-user-groups/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2023-05-09 09:45:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>208</post_id>
    <post_category_id>36</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Transforming Tech Spaces]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[The wow-factor. It’s a common idea discussed during conversations with tech companies about their hopes for their workspaces. We understand
visionary companies appreciate one-of-a-kind, edgy spaces that differentiate their brand and culture, what some call “out there”
design. ]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.pdrcorp.com/media/website_posts/208/1301-tech-blog-post-1000x800.webp</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.pdrcorp.com/our-voice/articles/thoughtful-tech-workspaces/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2023-02-01 18:57:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>203</post_id>
    <post_category_id>36</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[You Need a Winning Experience Strategy]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[If 2022 was a year to rethink, 2023 should be a year to reconnect. Meaningful connection is paramount because it leads to loyalty—something
we all wish to earn yet are challenged to obtain. Engagement levels have diminished, decreasing loyalty for organizations and businesses across all industries. It has manifested in lower levels of office utilization, patient retention, and guest traffic. <br />
<br />
Author: Lauri Goodman Lampson<br />]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.pdrcorp.com/media/website_posts/203/1000x1000.webp</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.pdrcorp.com/our-voice/articles/you-need-a-winning-experience-strategy/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2023-01-18 19:25:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>193</post_id>
    <post_category_id>36</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Business Imperatives]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[When was the last time you evaluated the challenges that your organization is facing, and what is vital for growth? With so much shifting in
	their organizations, our clients often comment that it’s difficult to nail these insights down. And we’ve seen first-hand that without this evaluation, gaps can form quickly between where you are and where you’d like to be.<br/>
	<br />]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.pdrcorp.com/media/website_posts/193/business-imperatives-header-1000x800.webp</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.pdrcorp.com/our-voice/articles/business-imperatives/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2022-12-09 16:28:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>132</post_id>
    <post_category_id>36</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[The Elements of Hybrid Thinking]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Our brave new world has ushered in a new breed of thinking that we refer to at PDR as <em>HYBRID THINKING</em>. This means balancing
	seemingly opposing concepts that are exponentially better together than in isolation. Organizations that adopt <strong><em>HYBRID
	THINKING</em></strong> are
	making change a choice rather than taking a reactive stance in instituting necessary changes. As 2022 has taught us, to accelerate future
	resiliency, we must make intentional choices that demonstrate transformational resilience.cadence.
]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.pdrcorp.com/media/website_posts/132/hybrid-thinking-header-1000x800.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.pdrcorp.com/our-voice/articles/the-elements-of-hybrid-thinking/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2022-10-27 18:52:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>131</post_id>
    <post_category_id>36</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[The Energy Needed Behind the Energy Transition]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[A fun bit of trivia for you—the home of our corporate headquarters in Houston, Texas has retained the title of Energy Capital of the World since the early 20th century. Nearly half of the state’s total production of crude oil comes from its ten refineries. Our city boasts 4,600
energy-related businesses and is home to 40% of all publicly traded oil and gas companies.<br />
<br />
Author: Lauri Goodman Lampson]]></post_content_short>
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    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.pdrcorp.com/our-voice/articles/energy-needed-behind-energy-transition/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2022-10-27 14:07:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>2</post_id>
    <post_category_id>36</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Wishes Made Reality Through Design]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Making a difference in the lives of others is a hallmark of PDR’s Design + Architecture, Consulting, and Brand work. When JLL project
manager Kent Wiseman approached us with the opportunity to bring happiness to kids through Make-A-Wish<sup>®</sup> we jumped at the opportunity to
participate. JLL and Kent have been longtime supporters of Make-A-Wish and we were honored to join their team.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.pdrcorp.com/media/website_posts/2/make-a-wish-1000x800@2x-80.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.pdrcorp.com/our-voice/articles/wishes-made-reality-through-design/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2022-10-12 19:21:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>3</post_id>
    <post_category_id>36</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Culture-Centric Design]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Cookie-cutter cubicles with beige walls aren’t attractive for office workers anymore. They want to interact with colleagues. They want to
feel engaged with their employer. They want their jobs to have a purpose. And they want their workspaces to reflect who they are. The same
can be said for organizations looking for design solutions to exhibit the unique characteristics of their culture, brand, and locale.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.pdrcorp.com/media/website_posts/3/1000x800.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.pdrcorp.com/our-voice/articles/culture-centric-design/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2022-09-27 19:23:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>1</post_id>
    <post_category_id>36</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Hybrid Thinking for Augmented Intelligence]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[<strong></strong>In our year of experimenting with <strong><em>HYBRID THINKING</em></strong>, we have learned to balance seemingly
opposing concepts, making them exponentially better together than in isolation. Through <strong>Human Sustainability</strong>, an <strong>Inside
Out Perspective</strong>, <strong>Radical
Innovation</strong>,
and now <strong>Augmented Intelligence</strong> we have learned how to implement these critical elements into our daily cadence.
Our people, businesses, ideas, and decisions are all better because of it.]]></post_content_short>
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    <post_content_type>url</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://pdrcorp.sslsvc.com/our-voice/articles/hybrid-thinking-for-augmented-intelligence/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2022-09-22 21:39:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>4</post_id>
    <post_category_id>36</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Hybrid Thinking for Radical Innovation]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[This year we have learned that <strong><em>HYBRID THINKING</em><em> </em></strong><em>—</em> balancing seemingly opposing
concepts that are exponentially better together than in isolation, is how we can support our people, our businesses, and our ideas. This is
the foundation of every good business. We have come out of a time where there has been a drastic drop in innovation. What we’ve gained in
productivity and hours logged, we have lost in creativity—pitting the two against each other. But when we leverage <strong><em>HYBRID
THINKING</em></strong>,
the result is not only Transformational Resilience, but also <strong>Radical Innovation</strong>.   ]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.pdrcorp.com/media/website_posts/4/radical-innovation@2x.png</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.pdrcorp.com/our-voice/articles/hybrid-thinking-for-radical-innovation/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2022-07-28 19:27:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>56</post_id>
    <post_category_id>36</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Hybrid Thinking for an Inside Out Perspective]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[In our journey toward Transformational Resilience, we have learned that <em><strong>HYBRID THINKING </strong>—</em> balancing
seemingly opposing concepts that are exponentially better together than in isolation—is how we achieve our ideal outcomes. Now more than
ever, leaders are in decision paralysis because of fear of getting it wrong. We need to abandon the idea that success is a career without
failures. When we are willing to Fail Spectacularly and experiment with <em><strong>HYBRID THINKING</strong></em>, we can make
everything that matters most to an organization—People, Business, Ideas, and Decisions—BETTER.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.pdrcorp.com/media/website_posts/56/HeaderNew-1000x800.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.pdrcorp.com/our-voice/articles/hybrid-thinking-for-an-inside-out-perspective/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2022-06-02 14:36:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>5</post_id>
    <post_category_id>36</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[A Letter From Lauri]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[As we come back from celebrating Mother’s Day this May, I am reminded of my journey navigating motherhood as an executive business leader.
Often women are made to believe we cannot be both successful career women and loving, attentive moms. At one point in my life, I believed
this to be true myself, so I built my career before I started a family. I worked in the industry for 15 years and established myself as an executive leader before embarking on my adventure into motherhood. Although I thought I had to earn my seat at the table; I realized as I
looked back at my life that motherhood was not competing for my credibility, but championing it.<br />
<br />
Author: Lauri Goodman Lampson]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.pdrcorp.com/media/website_posts/5/letter-from-lauri@2x.png</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.pdrcorp.com/our-voice/articles/a-letter-from-lauri/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2022-05-19 19:27:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>30</post_id>
    <post_category_id>36</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[“What’s My Motivation?”]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Storytelling in the Theater of Workplace<br />
Workplace strategy and design has a sharp new tool in its belt – <em>brand experience</em>. Borrowing from the sensorial richness of hospitality design, the emotional gleam of retail, and the compelling hooks of good, old-fashioned storytelling, our clients’ work places
are also becoming new and compelling communication platforms for their organizations. <br />
<br />
Author: Carolyn Moore<br />]]></post_content_short>
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    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.pdrcorp.com/our-voice/articles/whats-my-motivation-storytelling-in-the-theater-of-workplace/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2022-04-18 14:16:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>33</post_id>
    <post_category_id>36</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Balancing People and Organizational Environments for a Better Future]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[In January, I introduced a new way of thinking to help us create our desired future–transformational resilience—so our organizations can
adapt and thrive in a constant state of intentional evolution. Hybrid Thinking is our means to do this. By balancing seemingly opposing concepts that are exponentially better together than in isolation, we can make everything that matters most to an organization BETTER –
People, Business, Ideas, and Decisions.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.pdrcorp.com/media/website_posts/33/Human_sustianability_1000x800.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.pdrcorp.com/our-voice/articles/hybrid-thinking-for-human-sustainability/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2022-03-24 14:55:00</post_date>
  </posts>
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