As designers, we aspire to solve the issues that matter most to our clients. To advance this goal, SmithGroup established Client Advisory Boards — a unique platform for exploring ideas with organizations at the forefront of today’s most pertinent business challenges. From these provocative conversations, we align our design approach with future thinking infused by our clients’ perspective. In the Fall of 2018, we convened a group of developers, property managers, city planners and end-users in an engaging exchange of ideas investigating the complex relationship between organizations and real estate. The focus of the conversation was Convergence: The Future of Development. The following is a summary of what we learned from that work session.