What Is the Meaning of Optimized Building?
Both industry professionals and members of the general public often have a hard time describing what constitutes a great building. Typically, people cite a cool exterior and/or interior […]
Successful Innovation Is Always a Zero-Sum Game
When I was a kid, bringing home a new toy, piece of sports equipment, or gadget always gave me a special feeling of excitement. I have vivid memories […]
The White Papers Are Here
Click Here To View (Est. read time: 5 mins) The white papers are coming! Check out this introduction for a […]
Food and Building Got it Wrong!!
In an earlier blog post I tried to establish parameters around what the definitions of quality for Building might look like. In looking at this issue for […]
The Borg vs. Kirk vs. Spock
What does Building’s future decision-making look like? Star Trek offers us three models, each embodied in a specific character. Will it be based on intuitive insight drawn from rich and […]
Systems, Standards, Templates, Workflows & Modules
Music, mathematics, language, computer coding are all highly formulated and structured, yet at the same time, recognized as some of our most creative systems. […]
Ignorance is Not Bliss
At any given point in time there is a ratio of Knowledge, Resources, Skill-Sets and Customs (KRSC) that combine to provide a potential optimum for […]
Change is Tectonic
CHANGE IS TECTONIC The current group of blog posts are being written in a very uncertain environment. Testing has just begun […]
VICIOUS vs. VIRTUOUS CYCLES
VICIOUS VERSUS VIRTUOUS CYCLES I would argue that all of our activity, both in business and in everyday life, can be organized into one of two cycles: […]
Back To The Future
Back to the Future A brief look backward into Building’s history and an even briefer glimpse into Building’s future A […]
They Don’t Build Them Like They Used To
Growing up I would often hear the phrase “they don’t build them like they used to.” The saying implies that […]
What Can We Learn From Other Industries?
One of the (few) benefits of Building’s late arrival to the innovation/disruption(I/D) party is the fact that we have the […]
Does Technology Make Life Better?
I made my first big tech purchase in the early 1980’s. At the time, it felt like a rite of […]
The Thrill of Victory (Winning) and the Agony of Defeat (Losing)
If you ever played on a seesaw in your younger years, you know that it helps to have a partner […]
Money, Money, Money!!
One evening in 1983, I was drinking beers with a friend and discussing how I was going to turn my […]