Sam Stacey on Constructing You - To Change and to Challenge

Jul 22, 2022

Sam Stacey is a construction industry leader and writer on construction innovation. He has a unique perspective and a deep heritage in the built environment, having served on various boards, advised UK government and a number of leading construction companies. He combines technical know-how with degrees from a number of the world’s leading universities: in Architecture from the University of Cambridge, Engineering from Imperial College, London and an MBA from Henley Business School. From an early age Sam has been inspired to create beautiful buildings. He has worked as an architect, engineer, developer, building contractor and policy-maker, most recently with government as part of UKRI. Through his work he has come to believe that we can create a construction industry that is better than the world can currently imagine. Sam’s vision is of an industry that wastes no time, energy or materials in delivering beautiful, sustainable and high-quality buildings.

In this episode, you'll discover:

• The leading principles of innovation
• What the ideal vision for the construction industry looks like
• The framework for introducing ideas to an organization
• The essence to fueling creative thinking
• Managing complexity of thinking and innovation
• What to do in the friction of innovation and change

Resources

Driving the revolution in construction | Opinion Piece (futurebuild.co.uk)

Stacx Construction

Asterix and Cleopatra by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo.

Show notes:

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