Everything Andy Cohen said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.
Cohen: Modern workplace shifts are the biggest since the Industrial Revolution
“This has been the biggest revolution in workplace since the industrial revolution, where work, work is changing radically. How people work is changing radically.”
Cohen: Gensler assigns two leaders to every office and practice area
“In fact, in our firm, we have two leaders that are leading every office, every practice area throughout our firm.”
Cohen: Disagreement and tension between co-leaders foster better innovation
“And we don't always agree on things, but that tension and those edges that come together are what create even better innovation and better ideas that we're moving forward with.”
Cohen: Gensler co-leaders resolve disagreements by deferring to each other
“There's so much trust between us as a team that we usually defer to one another. In other words, we both make our case on a discussion and then invariably one of us will say, you know what? You take that one. I trust you. I don't necessarily agree with you, bu…”
Cohen: AI cuts Gensler's space visualization time from months to one week
“Now we can visualize spaces more quickly. So within a week, we used to take us three months or six months. Now within a week, we can have multiple ideas and take our clients and bring them right into the space.”
Cohen: Gensler scaled from under 100 to nearly 7,000 people
“When I came to the firm, We were probably less than, close to a hundred people, and now we're close to 7000 people.”
Cohen: Gensler has surpassed $2 billion in annual revenue
“We're just surpassing this magic number, which is two billion dollars to take on some of the world's greatest challenges.”
Cohen: Buildings account for 40% of global carbon emissions
“Well, design and buildings of 40% of all carbon created in the world.”
Cohen: Gensler partners with major concrete makers on low-CO2 mixes
“So we're working, as an example, on materials, we're working with the largest concrete makers in the world, and they're coming up with different mixes that emit much less CO₂ in the environment.”
Cohen: Gensler worked in over 100 countries last year
“Last year, we worked in over a hundred countries, so we're really creating design influence around the globe.”
Cohen: Century City's 2000 Avenue of the Stars frames the Hollywood sign
“My Easter egg is on a building we completed about 15 years ago. It's called 2000 Avenue of the Stars. And it really is two buildings in one, so the building has a large aperture, a hole in it. And if you go across the street to the Century Plaza Hotel and you …”
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