by steve | Jun 14, 2018 | #Insufficient knowledge transfer, #Lack of standardization, #Multiple stakeholders with diverse interests, Blog Posts, BUILDING'S CHALLENGES, IMPACTS & TRENDS, BUSA_Data Structure, STWs, BCE & Database Integration: (DSTWDI), Challenges Confronting the Building Industry, GEN_Building_History, Current Challenges & Resistance to Change (BHCCRC)
This post explores: Critiques on the building industry’s persistent mismanagement of information, illustrating how disorganized and siloed data practices hinder efficiency and transparency, ultimately complicating project success. Data Structure and the Phone...
by steve | Apr 12, 2018 | #Industry labor shortage, Blog Posts, BUILDING_PEOPLE, ORGANIZATION & CULTURE, BUILDING'S CHALLENGES, IMPACTS & TRENDS, Challenges Confronting the Building Industry, Change Coming to the Building Industry, GEN_Business, Politics, Economy & Society (BBPES), GEN_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...
by steve | Mar 13, 2018 | #Insufficient cross-discipline collaboration, Blog Posts, BUILDING_INDUSTRY COLLABORATION, GEN_Building_History, Current Challenges & Resistance to Change (BHCCRC), GEN_Business, Politics, Economy & Society (BBPES), GEN_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...
by steve | Mar 12, 2018 | Blog Posts, BUILDING INDUSTRY INFORMATION, FACTS & KNOWLEDGE, BUILDING'S CHALLENGES, IMPACTS & TRENDS, Business, Challenges Confronting the Building Industry, Change Coming to the Building Industry, Decision-making problem solving, GEN_Building_History, Current Challenges & Resistance to Change (BHCCRC), GEN_Business, Politics, Economy & Society (BBPES), GEN_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...
by steve | Mar 12, 2018 | Blog Posts, BUILDING INDUSTRY INFORMATION, FACTS & KNOWLEDGE, GEN_Building_History, Current Challenges & Resistance to Change (BHCCRC)
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 | Blog Posts, BUILDING INDUSTRY INFORMATION, FACTS & KNOWLEDGE, Decision-making problem solving, GEN_Building_History, Current Challenges & Resistance to Change (BHCCRC), GEN_Business, Politics, Economy & Society (BBPES), GEN_Other Related Concepts & Strategies, General Building Interest
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,...
