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Can the Construction Industry Be Disrupted?

Harvard Business Review

Construction is often maligned as the industry that technology left behind. Industry observers routinely deride the lack of technological sophistication in the construction industry, and have pigeon-holed it as old-fashioned and lagging behind more forward-looking and purposeful industries such as manufacturing.

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Why Modular Building Hasn’t Revolutionized Construction

Harvard Business Review

The allure of building indoors in a controlled environment instead of in the mud, muck, and maelstrom of a conventional site has made prefabrication a strong candidate for the future of construction for architects, engineers, and construction futurists.

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Constructing the innovation mandate

Paul Hobcraft

They are different due to the circumstances and needs of each organization, but let me provide a suggested one to get the thinking you might have a need to validate or a need to revisit yours if you have one and begin to revise it. What should be in a “typical” innovation mandate?

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Revolutionize Your Event: Selecting the Best Innovation Keynote Speaker

Leapfrogging

Why Innovation is a Critical Theme for Keynotes Innovation is a driving force in today’s business landscape, making it an essential theme for keynotes across industries. Adaptive Communicator : The ability to connect with diverse audiences and adapt their message to resonate with different industry sectors.

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New Business Designs can be delivered through a Business Ecosystem Approach.

Paul Hobcraft

When looking at radically different thinking and design in business, where Ecosystems become central, you need to ask yourself what industries would benefit from such an alternative design and thinking due to the changing complexities and challenges they are facing. New Business Design- Empower Your Business Ecosystem.

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Innovative Team Collaboration: Igniting Creativity for Extraordinary Results

Leapfrogging

Importance of Team Collaboration in Today’s Business Landscape The business world today is characterized by constant technological disruptions, the rise of virtual workplaces, and the globalization of talent. Managers and leaders must understand how to effectively implement these technologies to facilitate innovative team collaboration.

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Qmarkets to Power Industrial Innovation at Leading Machinery and Components Organization

Qmarkets

SCM Group – a major global industrial technology organization – has announced the successful deployment of Qmarkets innovation management software across their workforce. The companies in the group are, throughout the world, highly reliable partners for leading industries in a wide range of product sectors.