Boosting the Hub Network: Workshop for Developing Collaboration between the Built Environment Hubs Worldwide

Rita Lavikka

Synecon Ltd

Rita Lavikka, D.Sc.(Tech.) is an entrepreneur (management consulting company Synecon Ltd.) and a post-doctoral researcher (Aalto University) who has expertise in facilitating the digital transformation of the AEC (architecture, engineering, and construction) sector. She has been researching and developing the sector since 2010. Her primary interests have been alliance models, prefabrication, BIM, and digital technologies. She dreams that the sector would only build high performance (usable, operable, and sustainable) buildings that provide the basis for happy and healthy tenants.

Antero Hirvensalo

Synecon Ltd

Antero Hirvensalo, D.Sc.(Tech.) is an entrepreneur (management consulting company Synecon Ltd.) and a researcher (University of Turku) who has expertise in managing co-creation in inter-organizational innovation networks and ecosystems. He looks co-creation as productive dialogue between stakeholders: supporting dialogical processes is crucial for joint value creation in ecosystems. He wants to see good conflicts of interest because they are seeds of innovation. And of course, facilitation is a way to handle things constructively!

Teemu Lehtinen

KIRA-Digi

Teemu Lehtinen, M.Sc. (Tech.), is a chief digital officer of the KIRA-digi project (http://www.kiradigi.fi) and a doctoral candidate at SimLab, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Aalto University School of Science, Finland. His expertise lies in understanding the dynamics of different contingencies in managing inter-organizational project networks, especially the interplay between contractual, organizational and technological integration mechanisms. He has been studying relational project delivery arrangements such as integrated project delivery (IPD) projects in California and project alliancing in Finland from the perspectives of contracting, team co-location, and joint decision making.

Abstract

Innovation hubs are emerging in different parts of the world. These national hubs try to help local companies to create new business around digital services, spread technological innovations in the architecture, engineering... [ view full abstract ]

Authors

  1. Rita Lavikka (Organisation: Synecon Ltd, Photo: rita_kuva_2014.jpg)
  2. Antero Hirvensalo (Organisation: Synecon Ltd, Photo: Antero_Hirvensalo.jpg)
  3. Teemu Lehtinen (Organisation: KIRA-Digi, Photo: teemu_lehtinen_kasvokuva_200.jpg)

Topic Area

Ecosystems and Business Models

Session

W1 » Workshop: Boosting the Hub Network: Workshop for Developing Collaboration between the Built Environment Hubs Worldwide (12:45 - Tuesday, 11th September, Aurora Hall)

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