Tag: professionalism
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Reclaim Your Time: Design Your Perfect Week
Inspired by Dan Martell’s “Buy Back Your Time” As an entrepreneur, your days are often filled with meetings, emails, and endless to-do lists that keep you from focusing on the high-impact activities that will drive your business forward. Dan Martell’s book, Buy Back Your Time, offers a framework to help you reclaim control of your…
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Enhancing Your Interior Design Career through Membership
In the world of interior design, creativity, innovation, and a keen eye for aesthetics are essential. But beyond these qualities lies a foundation that is equally critical: professionalism, ethics, and accountability. For interior designers, belonging to a professional body and adhering to a code of conduct and ethics is not just a formality; it’s a…
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Unlocking Design Potential: The Architect-Interior Designer Partnership
In the world of design, the seamless collaboration between architects and interior designers is not just beneficial—it’s essential for creating truly remarkable spaces. Whether working on residential, commercial, or office projects, these two disciplines can achieve extraordinary results by leveraging each other’s strengths. Here’s how this dynamic partnership unfolds and why it’s crucial for professionals…
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How Perceptions Shape Interior Designers’ Self-Esteem
Understanding How Interior Design’s Public Image Impacts on its Practitioners. Have you ever noticed that we tend to make assumptions about others based on their occupations? Social studies tell us that one of the most frequently asked questions when meeting someone new is, “What do you do?” Armed with this information, we then categorize the…
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How to Elevate the Interior Design Profession
The profession of interior design is often misunderstood, leading to a lack of recognition and respect. This is fueled by limited social exposure, media influence, and confusion between interior design, decorating, and architecture. To address these misconceptions, steps include raising awareness, upskilling practitioners, collaborating with professional organizations, achieving clear distinction, and leveraging media influence.
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Understanding Interior Design: Separating Fact from Fiction
Interior designers face a public image problem rooted in historical stereotypes and misconceptions. The profession is often mistaken for interior decoration, leading to feelings of frustration and inferiority. Social Identity Theory is used to analyze this issue, providing insight into how professional organizations can address it. The goal is to establish interior design’s true value…
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Are You in the INGROUP?
Social Identity Theory (SIT) examines how individuals form their identity within social groups, impacting self-worth and behavior. This theory, developed by Tajfel and Turner, is relevant for understanding professional identity, including in interior design. Applying SIT to interior design can shed light on negative stereotypes and help elevate the profession’s status.
The True Profession of Interior Design 