Abstract
Innovations in the construction industry tend to diffuse slowly especially when they cut across discipline and supply chain boundaries. These systemic innovations are especially difficult to implement in a fragmented industry because they cross professional and trade specializations, redefine how work is done, and break craft administration standards. However, it is possible to increase adoption of integral innovations through project integration strategies. These project integration strategies can be contractual, social, or technological. This talk will present a theory and early findings about how and why project integration strategies increase the adoption of systemic innovations.
Speaker Bio
Daniel is a PhD Candidate at Stanford University in Civil and Environmental Engineering. He works at the Global Projects Center under the advising of Dr. Raymond E. Levitt. Previously he completed his MS in Civil & Environmental Engineering in Sustainable Design & Construction at Stanford University in 2012 and his BS in Architectural Engineering at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in 2008.