Interior Design

22-year-olds Emma and Emily just graduated with a degree in interior architectural design, paid their way through school as the first in their family to go to college and when I sat next to them on a flight home last night it occurred to me how much I still don’t know. They both said their favorite class in school taught them how to help people living in wheelchairs navigate space and not just to design spaces for them, but to design spaces that "make an impact" that are "welcoming and freeing" so that "our best self can thrive." "We had to actually simulate it - we tried to get around in wheelchairs – it changed our perspective," Emily said. I suppose I never thought of design in this way but I like how the young twins from Wisconsin talked about their degree and their hopes. They are wise beyond their years and perhaps they are on to something - think about how you can design a space and a plan and a place for your families and your colleagues to be their best self too.