by steve | Nov 22, 2020 | 4B-Standardization, modularization, prefabrication, 5-Digitization, Modeling, Data and Analytics, 6-Building Processes and Operations, 7-Strategy & Business Model Innovation, 8-People, Organization and Culture, Blog Posts
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 aesthetic as the primary...
by steve | Jun 11, 2020 | 8-People, Organization and Culture, Blog Posts, Challenges Confronting the Industry
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 varied experience...
by steve | Apr 12, 2020 | 6-Building Processes and Operations, 8-People, Organization and Culture, Blog Posts
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: Vicious Cycle: A series of interactions where the...
by | Apr 22, 2019 | 8-People, Organization and Culture, 9-Industry Collaboration, Blog Posts, Global Trends Shaping the Industries Future, Industry Impact on Economy, Society and the Environment
Team Building and Successful Decision Making Good vs. Bad Just Makes No Cents When I am sitting with friends, clients or coworkers, and we are discussing different ways in which a project team can solve problems that impact on the entire team. Frequently the...
by | Apr 22, 2019 | 8-People, Organization and Culture, AREAS OF INNOVATION, Blog Posts
Technology, Work and Self Worth Some of the best, smartest and most self-confident people I know are in Building. This is not to say I don’t know a lot of “A-holes” in our industry as well, we all know we definitely have more than our fair share. But I have always...
by | Mar 25, 2019 | 6-Building Processes and Operations, 7-Strategy & Business Model Innovation, 8-People, Organization and Culture, Blog Posts
“It’s not brain surgery.” The saying implies that the activity in question is relatively simple in comparison with the difficulty of operating on the human brain. There may be some truth to this saying—but NOT if it is applied to the building process. Consider that a...
