Investing in AEC Innovation Pt 2: Measurement & Impact

We’ll 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 - ‘Rewriting the Rules for the Digital Age’ https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/HumanCapital/hc-2017-global-human-capital-trends-gx.pdf