by steve | May 10, 2020 | #Adoption (of new technology, materials, tools), #Digital platforms & transactions, #Digital technology and big data, #Economy, value, & globalized markets, #Knowledge transfer, #Mobility, #New business models, #Productivity, #Project leadership & management, #Quality & value, #Standardization, #Support services ( financing, insurance, legal), #Technology & digitization, Blog Posts, BUILDING INDUSTRY INFORMATION, FACTS & KNOWLEDGE, Building, Construction & Architecture, Challenges Confronting the Building Industry, Change Coming to the Building Industry, GEN_Building_History, Current Challenges & Resistance to Change (BHCCRC), GEN_Business, Politics, Economy & Society (BBPES), GEN_Other Related Concepts & Strategies, Replace Pictures for old content, Society & Culture
This post explores: How at any given time, a community’s balance of Knowledge, Resources, Skill-Sets, and Customs (KRSC) defines its optimal potential, and as Building undergoes a transformative shift driven by technology, collaboration, and new standards, it...
by steve | May 10, 2020 | #Global Trends Impacting Building, Blog Posts, BUILDING INDUSTRY INFORMATION, FACTS & KNOWLEDGE, Challenges Confronting the Building Industry, Change Coming to the Building Industry, GEN_Building_History, Current Challenges & Resistance to Change (BHCCRC), GEN_Business, Politics, Economy & Society (BBPES), GEN_Other Related Concepts & Strategies
This post explores: The nature of change and that the building industry faces an imminent tectonic shift driven by mounting pressures, new technologies, and unsustainable practices, necessitating proactive leadership to embrace collaborative solutions and redefine...
by steve | Apr 12, 2020 | #Attractive organizational culture, #New building processes & operations, #Poor leadership, #Project leadership & management, #Project owners, #Quality & value, #Staffing & project teams, #Strategic workforce planning, #Trust & good faith, Blog Posts, Challenges Confronting the Building Industry, Change Coming to the Building Industry, GEN_Building_History, Current Challenges & Resistance to Change (BHCCRC), GEN_Business, Politics, Economy & Society (BBPES), GEN_Other Related Concepts & Strategies, Replace Pictures for old content
This post explores: The contrast between vicious cycles, driven by poor leadership and mismanagement, which lead to futility and inefficiency, and virtuous cycles, fostered by effective leadership and preparation, which enable progress, optimism, and success in both...
by steve | Feb 16, 2020 | #Attractive organizational culture, #Collaboration, #Cross industry collaboration, #Industry fragmentation, #Industry wide collaboration on marketing, #Lean management & operations, #New building processes & operations, #New business models, #Productivity, #Project leadership & management, #Quality & value, #Staffing & project teams, #Standardization, #Standards across the industry (STW), #Support services ( financing, insurance, legal), #Transparency vs obfuscation, #Work force retention, Blog Posts, Building, Construction & Architecture, Challenges Confronting the Building Industry, Change Coming to the Building Industry, GEN_Building_History, Current Challenges & Resistance to Change (BHCCRC), GEN_Business, Politics, Economy & Society (BBPES), Replace Pictures for old content
This post explores: The history of building and how it has evolved from DIY and Master Builder models to fragmented modern processes involving diverse stakeholders, but the future promises a revival of unified leadership, driven by technological advancements,...
by steve | Dec 15, 2019 | #Building collaboration, #Digital platforms & transactions, #Digitization, #Innovation, #Insufficient cross-discipline collaboration, #Insufficient knowledge transfer, #Knowledge transfer, #Lack of standardization, #Lean management & operations, #Multiple stakeholders with diverse interests, #Productivity, #Standardization, #Standardization, modularization, prefabrication, #Technology & digitization, #Transparency vs obfuscation, Blog Posts, Challenges Confronting the Building Industry, Change Coming to the Building Industry, GEN_Building_History, Current Challenges & Resistance to Change (BHCCRC), GEN_Business, Politics, Economy & Society (BBPES), GEN_Other Related Concepts & Strategies, Replace Pictures for old content
This post explore:s How the building industry, facing imminent disruption, can learn from transformative examples in technology, aviation, and manufacturing, as seen with Apple’s innovation-driven market creation, Boeing’s modular manufacturing and workflow processes,...
by steve | Dec 8, 2019 | #Adoption (of new technology, materials, tools), #Attractive organizational culture, #Continuing education, #Digital platforms & transactions, #Digitization, #Insufficient cross-discipline collaboration, #Lack of standardization, #Standardization, #Technology & digitization, Blog Posts, Challenges Confronting the Building Industry, Change Coming to the Building Industry, GEN_Building_History, Current Challenges & Resistance to Change (BHCCRC), GEN_Business, Politics, Economy & Society (BBPES), Replace Pictures for old content
This post explores: How technological innovation offers immense potential to improve lives and enhance collaboration, its success in the building industry depends on thoughtful, inclusive implementation that balances progress with the needs and capabilities of teams...