Innovation & Technology Flashcards
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Innovation (stages, framework, culture)
Case studies (Burj etc.)
Design thinking, Kaizen, System engineering
Agile (user centric, managing uncertainty)
Lean (reducing waste, managing processes and delivering value) / TIMWOOD
JIT
TVD
Important Tip
Standardize process of innovation
Over 70% of contractors believe advanced technologies can increase productivity, improve schedule and enhance safety
Types of innovation
Product innovation / self repairing concrete
Process innovation / Continuous Improvement, Value Creation, Systems Engineering
Services innovation / design thinking
Project delivery innovation / integrated project delivery
How innovation happens
Problem driven - reactive and aims to resolve a problem
Constraints driven - deal with certain constraints
Opportunity driven - proactive
Components of innovation framework
Innovation framework provides tools, skills, resources and structures to enable them to innovate
Innovation strategy - goals etc.
Innovation methods
Effective communication
Innovation metrics
Rewards and recognition
Stages in standardization of innovation process
Identify need for innovation
Select innovative solutions for development
Develop selected innovative solutions
Assess if the solutions work
Transfer to future projects
Characteristics of innovative culture
Freedom
Risk-taking
Commitment and trust
Diversity
Curiosity
03 components of innovation culture
Innovation framework
Engagement
Diversity
Barriers to innovation
Risk aversion
Regulation
Aging workforce
Complexity and fragmentation
Lack of structure and focus
Waterfall mindset
Trends in innovation
Innovation in materials - translucent wood, self-healing concrete, breath bricks; light generating cement
Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DfMA)
Burj Khalifa case study
Read from notes
A453 road widening case study
Read from the notes
Methods to support innovation
Design thinking
Buzz sessions (3 to 6 people groups for innovation)
Coopetition (move away from a zero-sum game)
Kaizen
Systems engineering
Design Thinking
Design thinking is an extension of innovation that allows you to design solutions for end users with a single problem statement in mind. A 04 step structured, unbiased and user-centric way to solve problems
Clarify (user centric and defines the problem)
Ideate
Develop
Implement
Kaizen
A continuous improvement process.
Consists of 03 steps
Pre-event: Define the event; establish goals, select team, ensure adequate training on Kaizen
Event: Document current process; identify bottlenecks; root cause; define new process; implement solution; establish metrics
Post-event: Track metrics and KPIs; follow the plan - do - check - act (PDCA) cycle
Systems Engineering
A multidisciplinary approach towards designing a whole system rather than just individual elements
Agile construction management - key principles
Define clear goals
Align deliverables with goals
Break project into smaller packages
Continuous improvement
Skilled and experienced team
Agile during design
Most applicable to this stage
Iterative work process that adapts to changes
Collect initial and regular client feedback
Break up scope into small packages
Greater use of prefabrication
Agile during execution
Breakdown into smaller manageable pieces
Continuous improvement
Regular management reviews
Feedback from employees/workers on execution
Increased collaboration
Why lean construction
50% of effort in built environment is non-value added or waste
Labor productivity has not improved in 50 years
Labor shortfall
06 principles of lean
Respect for people
Optimize the whole (avoid siloed optimization)
Continuous improvement
Removal of waste
Generation of value (defined via CoS)
Focus on processes (production based project delivery by optimizing processes)
Lean deployment plan
A formal plan that outlines
Conditions of Satisfaction
Selected methods
Each method’s plan
Consolidated project plan
04 stages of Lean deployment planning
Initiate
Select
Plan
Integrate
Read more from notes
Methods to identify waste in lean
Observations
Ohno circles
First run studies / videos
Value stream maps
Spaghetti diagrams
Constant measurement