003: 'A Local Maxima', with Ian Keough

A conversation with Steve Burrows about why the construction industry rewards dysfunction, the pitfalls of time‑billing, the promise of value‑based billing, modular construction challenges, and how AI is reshaping engineering work.

📰 Organizational transformations often fail by chasing speed over capability. Instead, focus on cash, clarity, and capability, address cultural and knowledge‑transfer gaps, and treat AI as a design challenge, not just a productivity metric.

A conversation with Rachel Riopel about why digital transformation initiatives in AEC firms often fail, the importance of organizational clarity and capability, and how to bridge the gap between technology pilots and meaningful change across the entire organization.