by steve | Mar 13, 2018 | 09-INDUSTRY COLLABORATION, Blog Posts, Insufficient Cross-Discipline Collaboration, Replace Pictures for old content
This post explores: How the building industry can overcome fragmentation, conflicting interests, and knowledge hoarding by adopting advanced digital tools and a collaborative mindset, taking inspiration from termites’ extraordinary teamwork in constructing...
by steve | Mar 12, 2018 | 01_CHALLENGES CONFRONTING THE INDUSTRY, 13-INDUSTRY INFORMATION, FACTS & KNOWLEDGE, Blog Posts, Business, Challenges Confronting the Building Industry, Change Coming to the Industry, Decision-Making Problem Solving
This post explores: The increasing prevalence of mergers in the healthcare industry, emphasizing the critical importance of comprehensive, up-to-date facility and operational data for strategic decision-making and successful integration during mergers and...
by steve | Mar 12, 2018 | 13-INDUSTRY INFORMATION, FACTS & KNOWLEDGE, Blog Posts, Replace Pictures for old content
This post explores the need and potential for change, and the forces that resist that change. Building on Mars I read the other day that building projects for life on Mars are already underway. Researchers at Northwestern University, using samples of simulated Martian...
by steve | Feb 28, 2018 | 13-INDUSTRY INFORMATION, FACTS & KNOWLEDGE, Blog Posts, Decision-Making Problem Solving, General Issues, Replace Pictures for old content
This post explores: The complexity of decision-making in building and beyond, using the contrasting philosophies of technological innovation (Wizards) and behavioral change (Prophets) in addressing global challenges like population growth and sustainability,...
by steve | Feb 4, 2018 | 02_INDUSTRY IMPACT ON THE ECONOMY, SOCIETY & THE ENVIRONMENT, 13-INDUSTRY INFORMATION, FACTS & KNOWLEDGE, Automated construction equipment, Blog Posts, Change Coming to the Industry, Technology & Digitization
This post explores: The building industry’s impending digital transformation, emphasizing the need for adaptation during this transitional period to overcome resistance to change and seize unprecedented opportunities for improved productivity, quality, and...
