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Let's digest the root causes of this AEC's vs reward dilemma, before debating if it's possible to find a one-size-fits-all contract solution. When Owners decide that quality and reliability outwieighs bottom dollar bids, how will your business pivot to deliver more value in a future with alternative contract environments?
Interviewees:
Rob Fischer, Director of Membership, Construction Users Roundtable (CURT)
Brittanie Campbell Turner, Managing Director & Podcast Host, Constructrr
Josh Bone @BIM2theBone & Jeff Sample @IronManOfIT
Show Links
CURT Technology & Productivity Summit - https://www.curt.org/events/event-detail/?EventID=603
OS2 Initiative - https://www.curt.org/resources/os2/
Constructrr Podcast - http://constructrr.com/
Construction Blockchain Constortium - https://www.constructionblockchain.org/
Adam Grant on Negotiating (Results vs Relationships) - https://www.ted.com/talks/worklife_with_adam_grant_the_science_of_the_deal
John Macomber - Follow the Money - https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=37399
Youtube How to Charge For a Logo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jE53O1PzmNU
Karen Martin - Clarity First - https://www.amazon.com/Clarity-First-Organizations-Outstanding-Performance/dp/1259837351#ace-g6796040015
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Let's digest the terminology of prefab, before debating if the reward is worth the risk. When Owners decide that prefabrication is the new gold standard, will you be ready to deliver?
Guests:
Briana Williams - StructionSite
Amy Marks - Autodesk - @queenofprefab
Episode Clarification: "Amy noted that since our interview, 'Intelligent Materials' has now been replaced with "Advanced Building Products"
Show Note Links:
Spearin Gap - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Spearin
Boyde C. Paulson - https://medium.com/@vikofnorway/influence-curve-or-inverted-complacency-curve-954aceeb48bf
John Macomber - Follow the Money - https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/40671%282003%29129
Autodesk & FMI Report on Trust - https://constructionblog.autodesk.com/autodesk-fmi-study/
Careers at The Walsh Group - http://www.walshgroup.com/careers.html -
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Together, weâll digest the root causes of innovation burnout, before debating the role of culture and leadership to break through it. Ultimately, we must decide which innovation battles that are worth fighting for, and which ones need a little more time to incubate. Before investing the resources necessary to deliver innovation, ensure the cultural health of the organization is ready.
Episode Guests:
Tooey Courtemanche | CEO, Procore [@tooeyprocore, @ProcoreTech]
Alison Hart | Project Solutions, Mortenson [@MAMortensonCo]
Satyam Verma | Partnerships, Pype [@PypeInc]
Mark Ciszewski | Sales Director, Revizto [@Revizto]
Johnathon Grammer | Quality Director, Rogers O'brien [@JGrammer_, @Rogersobrien]
Special thanks to AEC Next | SPAR 3D and Procore Groundbreak for Inviting us to their conferences for these interviews.
**Show Links**
Revizto CDX Webinar - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awKE7G8HZMU
Learn how Mortenson is leveraging Pype at the enterprise level - https://pype.io/case_study/mortenson/
Listen to Tooeyâs Keynote Address from the 2019 Procore Groundbreak - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zpVoRlgfFc
Research on the Five stages of Burnout - https://www.winona.edu/stress/bntstages.htm
The Innovation Burnout Syndrome - http://www.ideachampions.com/weblogs/archives/2018/02/the_dark_side_o.shtml
Download the ELECTRI RFI Report at - www.ConstructionProgress.org/ELECTRI
McKinsey: Why Most Digital Transformations Fail: https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/transformation/our-insights/why-do-most-transformations-fail-a-conversation-with-harry-robinson
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Weâll digest how measurement impacts our incentive to innovate, before debating the return on investment of learning from failures. What changes in measurement are required to drive innovation in construction? How can AEC professionals, project owner/operators, and technology solutions provide a new level of transparency and accountability to thrive in the digital age? What metrics will drive the right behavior changes and deliver measurable improvements to the bottom line?
Guest Perspectives:
Ken Schneider, UA Local 268 St. Louis | @UAFIRE_UAVDC
Mike Zivanovic, UA Local 597 Chicago | @VDCmikeZ
Stephan Schnell, UA Local 467 San Jose | @stephanlschnell
Damon Hernandez, AEC Hackathon | @MetaverseOne
Kalyn Lengieza, StructionSite | @Just_Ducky
Dixon Wright, US Insurance Services | @KDixonWright
Special thanks to 2019 Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA) Technology Conference and AEC Next | SPAR 3D for providing space to record these interviews.
Learn more about the UA Training Initiatives at https://UA.org/training
Attend an upcoming AEC Hackathon - https://aechackathon.com/upcoming-events
StructionSite user? Check out SmartTrack - https://structionsite.com/smarttrack/
Learn what Surety Resource Connection has been up to - https://sbrm-data-exchange.com/meetings
Learn about Eli Goldratt and his "Theory of Constraints" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_constraints
Deloitte Article - âRewriting the Rules for the Digital Ageâ https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/HumanCapital/hc-2017-global-human-capital-trends-gx.pdf -
What is the balance between talk and action to drive innovation in the AEC Industry? If innovation requires a new level of âcoopetitionâ, what is the separation between transparency and intellectual property? What can AEC professionals learn from other industries about the âart and scienceâ of innovation? How must leadership adjust adjust their mindset and strategy to harness technologyâs full potential?
Guests
Jeff Sample @ironmanofit | Director of Strategy @eSUB
Travis Voss @pwrliftnerd | Technology Manager, Mechanical Inc.
Nick Tillford @yandellnick | BIM/VDC Manager, âSteel Fabricator
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In this episode, weâll digest the value of connected data across the design, construction, and operation phases, before we debate the challenge of delivering the right information to the right person at the right time. Together, weâll understand the role of standards and contract incentives to protect our Common Data Environment (CDE) from design collaboration phase to facility operations and maintenance.
Guest Perspectives:
Carl Veillette [@CarlVeillette], VP Product, BIMTrack (@BIMTrack)
Kelly Cone [ @gkellycone ], VP of Industry Strategy, ClearEdge3D [@ClearEdge_3D]
Todd Wynne [ @todd_wynne ], VP of Strategy & Partnerships,
Joe Williams [ @vdcjoe ], VP of Global Industry Insights, Bluebeam [@Bluebeam]
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What is an Application Programming Interface (API)? How can API integrations address our Shared Pains with manual re-entry of data from application to application? What data and process standards are required for open-API solutions to work as advertised? Who is already implementing open-API integrations?
Interviewees:
Jordan Hoff, PPM Manager, Trimble [@TrimbleCorpNews]
Ajoy Khrishnamoorthy, VP of Product Strategy, Vertical Construction, Acumatica [@ajoyk, @Acumatica]Jason Ramsey, Founder & CEO, Construction BI [@ConstructionBI]
Caleb Taylor & Ed Gonzalez, Co-Founders, BuildR [@CalebTaylor_22, @gedwardgo, @buildrtech]
Watch Procoreâs âDaddy, Whatâs an API?â - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNekVhM7BgA
Learn more about Trimble PPM Solutions at https://gc.trimble.com/product-categories/project-management
Learn more about Acumaticaâs Cloud ERP for Construction at https://www.acumatica.com/industries/construction/
Learn more about ConstructionBI at https://constructionbi.com/
Learn more about BuildR at https://buildrtech.com/
For more detail on the Open-API movement outside of Construction, visit https://www.openapis.org/
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DIGEST: What are the different categories of diversity?
DEBATE: Do we truly understand the risk of not accepting diverse opinions or ideas?
DECIDE: How do we move beyond Surface Level Equality and focus on the value of Interpersonal Diversity?
DELIVER: What is the role of leadership (both top-down and bottom-up) to drive this cultural transformation?
Guest Perspectives:
Danielle Dy Buncio, VIATechnik [@DDyBuncio]
Tauhira Hoossainy, Milwaukee Tool [@MilwaukeeTool]
Uchenna Okoye, Skanska USA [@UchennaOkoye5 ]
Frank Moore, Autodesk [@AutodeskAEC]
Walker Lockard, CPC Executive Vice President [@walker_lockard]
Related Discussion Topic Links
Tayo Rockson - Communicate With Impact
Meyers-Briggs Explanation (by Stephen Colbert) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r36wnaSqJtw
Free Personality Assessment - www.16personalities.com
DiSC Profile Information- https://www.thediscpersonalitytest.com/data/shopcart7/content_db/Sample%20DiSC%20Classic%20Team%20View%202014.pdf
Birkman Map Example - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHPq7TZiMKo
Blind Recruitment Article - https://www.fastcompany.com/3057631/how-blind-recruitment-works-and-why-you-should-consider
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This episode brings together a diverse group of industry and technology professionals to discuss strategies and solutions to our collective Shared Pains with data transparency and interoperability. Find out how the Construction Progress Coalition is connecting these different perspectives together around a Common Data Exchange (CDX) approach to measuring and reducing the waste an inequality that has plagued construction for generations.
Jimmy Forsberg - Skanska (GC, Sweden)
Mark Decker - Jacobsen (GC, Utah)
Danielle Edberg - Procore (Software, California)
Nancy Novak - Compass Data Centers (Owner, Virginia)
Dave Burns - McCarthy (GC, California)
Matt Daly - StructionSite (Software, California)
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We digest the root causes of unreliable as-builts; in order to debate which project stakeholders have the most incentive - and influence - to replace analog documentation standards with digital performance requirements. Hearing from these different perspectives, rememberâŠ.the role is yours to decide which of these innovations applies to your situation, and where to begin.
Guest Interviews:
Allen Angle, Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) @allenangle
Connor Christian, InEight @cmchristian330
Todd Sutton, Zachry Construction @justgeekit
Mike Boyle, InEight
Darren Roos, Bernards @darren_roos
A million small connections: Designing the new NY bridge
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Digest - Why is there so much waste generated in the Submittal process? Debate - How technology streamline the submittal process without losing the value of their intent? Decide - Of these necessary changes to the process, what are the barriers in which we can control? What roadblocks exist externally that we cannot control? Deliver - How might a CDX Playbook help project teams communicate their unique workflow requirements through a common digital language?
Guest Interviews:
Brianna Halfhide, Clark Pacific
Ian Coates, Autodesk, @IanCoates
Ian Brown, Baronne Steel
Paul Doherty, The Digit Group
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Digest - what are the root causes of late design changes? Debate - How can data and mobile collaboration help us to predict or prevent their impacts? Decide - What do you do when the contract incentive is to maximize your profitâŠ.at the projectâs expense? Deliver - How might a CDX Collaboration Session between GC and impacted Trade Contractors resolve our #SharedPains of lost time and waste through the Request for Quotation (RFQ) to Potential Change Order (PCO) exchange.
Guest Interviews:
Myles M Martin, M3 Design Group, @BIM_A_Team
DJ Phipps,XL Construction, @Phipps_DJ
Travis Voss, Mechanical Inc., @pwrliftnerd
Kris Lengieza, Procore Inc, @gieza0527
Josh Newland, Procore Inc, @JoshNewland
SHOW NOTES
Procore explains the API [funny] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNekVhM7BgA
Spearin Gap [wiki] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Spearin
New AI powered Gmail can write emails for you [news] - https://www.techspot.com/news/74533-new-ai-powered-gmail-feature-can-write-emails.html -
Digest the full extent of our #SharedPains with reliable data exchanges across each delivery phase. Hear a debate from different stakeholder perspectives about their ideal solutions, and decide how best to initiate a crucial conversation with your project leader or company executive that will deliver the intended result.
Digest: What data should we be collecting?
Debate: Who helps or hurts our ability to track field data?
Decide: How is government trying to become a part of the solution? Deliver: What are the changes needed?Guest Interviews:
David de Yarza, www.Builderbox.io, @David_Bldrbx
Lilian Magallanres, www.Bluebeam.com, @lilymagallanes
Philip Lorenzo, www.StructionSitecom, @PhilipGLorenzo
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Despite all of the technology available to Architecture, Engineering, & Construction (AEC) Professionals, very little of it has proven to make a dent in Constructionâs âProductivity Imperativeâ coined by McKinsey & Co. in their 2015 market report. Our special guests are Benny Baltrotsky, Co-Founder of the Construction Open Standards Alliance (COSA) and Chief Strategy Officer for eSUB Software; and Nathan Wood, Founding Member of the Construction PDF Coalition and now Executive Director of the newly renamed Construction Progress Coalition after merging with COSA.
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âWhy does construction invest less than any other industry on new technology and innovation?â
âHow has this impacted our ability to improve productivity and reliability compared to manufacturing and other industries?â
âHow can we begin to reverse these negative trends?â
If youâve asked yourself any of these questions in your career as an Architect, Engineer, Contractor, Fabricator, Material Supplier, Technology Provider, Owner, or OperatorâŠ.this podcast is for you. Each episode focus hones in on a specific interoperability shared pain, and bring together the impacted perspectives from industry and technology to discuss the root causes of failed initiatives and capture the lessons learned that helped them overcome the challenge.
In this pre-episode, youâll meet Sasha, Nathan, and Dan to better understand their unique perspectives on the AEC industry and the experiences that drive their passionate opinions on how to solve constructionâs interoperability dilemma.
