April 5, 2016
Results are in—announcing the AU ToT Round 1 winners!
After a grueling week of cherry-picking, jump shots, layups, blood, sweat, and tears, we’re pleased to announce the winners of the AU Tournament of Topics Round 1 matchups:
AEC North Division winners
Architecture (60%) beat Transportation (40%)
Design Visualization (66%) knocked out Building Performance Analysis (34%)
Reality Computing (58%) outplayed Structural Engineering (42%)
Land Development and Urban Planning (55%) defeated Fabrication for AEC (45%)
AEC South Division winners
Building Construction (63%) out-performed Utilities, Energy, and Natural Resources (37%)
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March 30, 2016
Manufacturing & Design Conference topics go head-to-head
Voting for Round 1 of the AU Tournament of Topics is well underway. Be sure to weigh in and make your voice heard—cast your votes today!
You already know what teams, er, topics are battling it out in the AEC Conference. Here’s the scoop on the tournament’s Manufacturing & Design Conference. In recent years, strong recruiting and a reshuffling of competitive districts have helped up-level the play. Over the coming days, the Conference’s East and West divisions will take it to the mats, go mano a mano, and duel it out for a shot in the sweet 16.
Simulation finished 2015 on a high note and ...
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March 29, 2016
The ball’s in play—take your shot in AU’s Tournament of Topics
Alright folks, this is it—time to punch your ticket in the AU Tournament of Topics (ToT). We’re tipping off the first round, pitting seasoned contenders against dark horses, longshots, and reigning champions. It’s your chance to weigh in on the winners, the 1-hit wonders, and the also-rans. Cast your votes!
We’ve divided the contending topics into 2 Conferences, with 2 Divisions each. Here’s the scoop on the AEC Conference, a perennial juggernaut.
AEC CONFERENCE
In Round 1, it’s all about upsets. What late-season bloomer is firing on all cylinders? Which seasoned AU veterans have 1 ...
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March 28, 2016
Announcing the AU 2016 Tournament of Topics
Is your team out of the Big Dance? Or maybe you’re still in it but you just can’t get enough of the bracket madness? AU has you covered. Pick your favorites in the AU 2016 Tournament of Topics. Tell us which relevant and riveting topics you’re most excited about this year and help shape this November’s Autodesk University in Las Vegas, plus have a little fun while you’re at it.
That’s right, we’re pitting 32 hot topics against each other—topics that span every industry Autodesk serves. We know the contenders, the long shots, and maybe a dark horse or 2, but we want you to crown a winner. It...
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March 25, 2016
AU expertise: What’s your learning strategy?
Keeping up with technology can feel like a full-time job—but since our jobs rely on technology, it’s crucial. This is especially true for larger companies, where you might find as soon as you’ve trained all your users on the latest product release, you have to start all over with a whole new round of updates.
Despite this fact (or maybe because of it?), in recent years we’ve seen a growing corporate shift away from “training” culture and towards “learning” culture. While training and learning might sound like the same thing, they’re not…quite. So what’s the difference, and which should you fo...
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