Today, I had to explain what an RFP is to a high school student—a freshman high school student. Normally, when I explain that a lot of my job is answering RFPs and RFQs, they just…get it. Not the details, of course—but they understand the premise. But I’ve not been faced with explaining it to a … Continue reading On the basics
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On one way to make a proposal stand out in the coming surge of responses
Now that I’ve started pondering how AI may lead to a surge in RFP responses, I’m having a hard time moving my mind away from its implications. Once A/E/C marketers are leveraging AI to deliver oodles and oodles of responses…what comes next? I’m tempted to suggest that the most strategic and thoughtful responses will still … Continue reading On one way to make a proposal stand out in the coming surge of responses
On the coming surge in RFP responses
If my prediction from yesterday is partly true—that with the help of AI, A/E/C companies (and other public bid companies) will begin to send out a LOT more responses to RFPs and RFQs—then something else is true as well: Public clients will receive a deluge of responses to publicly bid projects. As much as they may welcome … Continue reading On the coming surge in RFP responses
On responding to more RFPs and RFQs with the help of AI
Assuming A/E/C marketers embrace AI-assisted proposal development in the next few years, I have a prediction: We will send out a lot more RFP and RFQ responses. Why? Because we will be able to. AI will grant the wish that some professionals have been whispering ever since they started worrying about winning new business: Can’t … Continue reading On responding to more RFPs and RFQs with the help of AI
On the back cover of digital documents
I'll admit it: I still think in print. We all do, to some extent—the default document size in our digital world remains an 8.5x11" sheet of paper. Open up Microsoft Word or a Google Document to see what I mean. A few years ago, I realized that I was generating proposals and qualifications submissions in … Continue reading On the back cover of digital documents
Has remote work killed the hard copy?
The past year of remote work poured accelerant on many workplace trends, including flexible work, collaborative platforms like Microsoft Teams, and fully remote meetings. Less remarked upon is another trend, which has been quietly creeping along for years now: the death of the hard copy. When I started in the A/E/C industry five years ago, … Continue reading Has remote work killed the hard copy?
What do we mean when we say something is “21st-century”?
I spend a fair amount of time reading about PK-12 education and learning environments. In this world, especially on the design side, 21st-century comes up a lot. Teachers, administrators, planners, and architects love to talk about the school of the 21st-century and 21st-century learning environments. Here's a good example in an RFQ for an architect … Continue reading What do we mean when we say something is “21st-century”?
Taylor Coe 