I while ago I had a chat with Per Kristiansen of Trivium. Per provides facilitator training for LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®. You may have used LEGOs in your childhood to build houses, castles, and towers. But would you ask a grown-up management team, or a te...

If you are interested to learn how Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) create business value I recommend the Innovation in the AEC Industry Webinar. In the webinar Professor Martin Fischer of CIFE, Stanford University, shares some interesting examp...

I had the pleasure of doing an interview with Paul Wilkinson, founder of pwcom.co.uk Ltd, a specialist PR, marketing and construction technology consultancy. Paul has been working in construction industry marketing and public relations since 1987, wi...

The spring 2012 seminar by the Finnish Association of Consulting Firms (SKOL) was entitled “Innovation and know-how as success factors of the future”. One of the five presenters was Marco Steinberg, Architect and Director of Strategic Design of the F...

In the early 1990s, I was working at an architectural design company, one of the biggest in Finland. The recession that started in Finland in 1990 hit the construction industry hard. In 1994 the unemployment rate in the industry was a staggering 36.7...

If your company does management consulting as a part of your offering, or if you are an internal consultant, check out my e-book The Management Consulting Blueprint. Using the methods and tools outlined in the book will offer the following benefits:...

Springwise (www.springwise.com), a London-based independent innovation firm, scans the globe for the most promising new business ideas with the help of over 15,000 global “Springspotters”. The ideas are compiled and assessed by an editorial team, and...

I had the pleasure of interviewing Jenn Kennedy, the author of Success by Design – Revealing Profiles of California Architects. Listen to the interview The post Success by Design -Jenn Kennedy Interview appeared first on AEC Business.

In the world, two billion people will be 60 years’ old, or older, by 2050, more than triple the number in 2000, according to the World Health Organization. This will be a huge challenge in Western countries, but also a new business opportunity for AE...

Are you planning a new venture or re-imagining your business? Business Model Canvas has become a popular tool for start-ups and established organizations. It allows you to describe, design, challenge, invent, and pivot your business model. The Canvas...