Alastair Blyth is a policy analyst at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Paris. John Worthington is Co-Founder of DEGW, London, the Graham Willis Professor of Architecture at the University of Sheffield, a Professorial Fellow at the University of Melbourne, and Director for Learning for the Academy of Urbanism.

• Foreword. Introduction. Part 1: Briefing Explained 1. The Nature of Briefing 2. Articulating the Briefing Process 3. Identifying Needs 4. Reflecting on Growth and Change 5. Communicating Expectations 6. Learning from Experience 7. Managing the Process Part 2: Learning from Experience 8. Perspectives on Briefing 8.1. Briefing for a Portfolio 8.2. Briefing for Continuous Building 8.3. Briefing through Visualisation 8.4. Briefing for Adaptability 8.5. Briefing with Innovation in Mind 8.6. Briefing for the Future 8.7. Briefing for the Changing Workplace 8.8. Briefing for the Global Organisation 8.9. Briefing through Design 9. Model Briefs - Urban Brief. Strategic Brief. Functional Brief. Fit-Out Brief. Operational Brief Part 3: The Process in Practice 10. Process Primer 11. Design Brief Management. Further Reading

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