Every hospital, outpatient, and residential facility you’ve stepped foot in or driven past started with an idea. On today’s episode, Ken Cates, cofounder and principal of Northstar Management Company, talks about the importance of not leaping from idea straight to design (as is often the tendency) but instead utilizing the functional program as a way of gathering input from all stakeholders and clearly identifying the purpose of the space.     Episode Show notes with Transcript. Connect with us on LinkedIn & X  Have an idea for an episode or a guest? Write to us at podcast@fgiguidelines.org.   Interested in having us mention your company on our podcast? Visit fgiguidelines.org/podcast for information on episode sponsorship.  _____________________________________________________ AIA will accept self-reported Learning Units (LU) equaling one hour. Each episode of Between the Lines with FGI will be around 30 minutes. AIA will not approve Health Safety and Welfare (HSW) through self-reports for the podcast Between the Lines with FGI.