15. Building Collaboration – Who Does it Best?

15. Building Collaboration – Who Does it Best?

by | May 15, 2018 | Blog Posts, Building_History, Current Challenges & Resistance to Change (BHCCRC), Building_Industry Collaboration, GEN_Business, Politics, Economy & Society (BBPES), Other Related Concepts & Strategies

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...
16. Generation Cyborg

16. Generation Cyborg

by | Apr 17, 2018 | Blog Posts, Building_People, Organization & Culture, Buildings_Challenges, Impacts & Trends, Challenges Confronting the Building Industry, Change Coming to the Building Industry, GEN_Business, Politics, Economy & Society (BBPES), Other Related Concepts & Strategies

This post explores: The building industry’s urgent need to attract and retain tech-savvy Millennials to address a growing labor shortage and foster innovation in an aging, change-resistant workforce. Millenial Cyborgs I am the father of two cyborgs. That is, I...

14. Merger Mania and Facilities

by | Mar 12, 2018 | Blog Posts, Building Industry Information, Facts & Knowledge, Building_History, Current Challenges & Resistance to Change (BHCCRC), Buildings_Challenges, Impacts & Trends, Challenges Confronting the Building Industry, Change Coming to the Building Industry, Decision-making problem solving, GEN_Business, Politics, Economy & Society (BBPES), Other Related Concepts & Strategies

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...
12. Are Binary Solutions Viable?

12. Are Binary Solutions Viable?

by | Feb 28, 2018 | Blog Posts, Building Industry Information, Facts & Knowledge, Building_History, Current Challenges & Resistance to Change (BHCCRC), Decision-making problem solving, GEN_Business, Politics, Economy & Society (BBPES), General Building Interest, Other Related Concepts & Strategies

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,...