(IN02) Fostering a Culture of Innovation for a Sustainable Future
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
11:00am – 12:00pm US EDT
Location: Virtual Session
Earn 1 CE Credit(s)
The world is at a critical turning point – our actions in the next few years will influence the degree of climate change and whether humans and ecosystems can adapt. Material and supply chain issues are causing alarming impacts on health, which especially affect at-risk communities. Innovation will be critical for our success, but how do you assess the level of innovation in your company’s culture? What would it look like to truly create a culture of innovation in practice? How might it apply to your team’s mindsets, project delivery processes, collaboration, and technology? How could it create space for all voices? In many industries, innovation has skyrocketed in recent years, as new technologies, big data, design thinking, and emotional intelligence have been leveraged in new ways. Yet innovation in architecture has been lagging; the design process is in many ways unchanged in the past few decades.
In this presentation, attendees will be challenged to think outside the box (including recognizing that the box exists) and ideate innovative means and methods in the design process and firm operations. Stories from firms will be shared throughout, illustrating innovative change management strategies, design interventions, collaborative modes of working, and how shared values and a vision for the future can accelerate the pace of change, securing a sustainable future for us all. Participants will leave with practical and actionable strategies that they can begin to implement immediately in their firms.
Learning Objectives:
Define innovation and explain the risks to advancing sustainable design associated with a lack of innovation.
Apply strategies of innovation to the typical design process and identify opportunities for those strategies to transform high performance outcomes.
Compare/contrast structural models for sustainability in an architectural firm, including the impact on innovation.
Describe how innovation can be a unifying thread between DEI, Sustainability, Resilience, and Business success.