Aarni Heiskanen, a Finnish construction innovation agent, is hailed as a Top 100 influencer in construction. Aarni has been a pioneer in computer-aided design, he has co-founded a business software company, and worked as a certified management consultant. He runs AE Partners, a business development company. Aarni holds a master's degree in architecture.
Many companies are drawn to large brainstorming events, idea campaigns, and open innovation web forums. Some collect ideas as a continuous process. In both cases, the management and post-processing of ideas is a laborious task. Managing ideas as a portfolio makes this task easier and builds a bridge between innovation and implementation.
Although many other nations are gaining ground, the United States remains the world’s top manufacturing country. We produce more goods and services than any other nation, and as you can imagine, this high production rate costs money. In fact, according to the National Association of Manufacturers, it is 20% more expensive to manufacture in the […]
Over the past two months, Software Advice – a site that helps businesses evaluate construction technologies – surveyed the construction industry to better understand the use and effectiveness of construction estimating software.
BuildingSMART Finland published in August 2013 the results of the national survey on Building Information Modeling. The results are especially interesting for two reasons. Firstly, Finland has a reputation of being the global BIM leader. Secondly, the same survey template has been used in the UK, New Zealand, and Canada, which allows us to make […]
Feedback is extremely valuable in business as everybody can benefit from it. Companies ask customers for feedback in order to improve their services, while feedback is provided by CEOs and executives to help workers boost confidence to meet their financial requirements. In other words, feedback is a mechanism that helps companies recalibrate behavior and increase […]
