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…Boiled frogs….the men in grey suits…..and none of the above…….
Boiled Frog I’m sure you know the anecdotal story. Take a frog, chuck it in a pan of boiling water, it’ll jump out. Of course! However, put the same frog in a pan of cold water and gently raise the...
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Imagine a world….
…..where over 1 million people in our industry not only get BIM, but understand what Level 2 is, what it means for them, and actually want to innovate and collaborate. Enough people to make a...
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Give up…Get out…Get on… (Warning *X* -rated blog!)
Warning – X rated post – This post contains scenes of gruesome violence . If you’re squeamish you may not like it, nor the conclusions I come to. Don’t say I didn’t warn you. If you’re faint hearted...
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RegionalBIMHUBS – Alive and kicking, kicking and screaming…etc…etc…etc…
This is in response to a question, or more accurately just a comment… “Are the Hubs continuing?” DEFINITELY! The rumours of our demise are somewhat premature. It has been my privilege to be involved in...
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The Regional BIM Hubs and Digital Construction Week
Brighton 6th July 2015 For immediate release Please circulate to your networks, tweet etc. Thanks! The Regional BIM Hubs and Digital Construction Week 20th-22nd October 2015 The Regional BIM Hubs were...
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Made in our own image ………this is none of the above…time to spread some...
Greetings earthlings! And a quote from the Talking Heads… “This isn’t my beautiful house, this isn’t my beautiful wife, my god what have i done? so…………….. what have we done?” For the last five years...
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The 600(u)k.
The Chasm As we move up the bell curve of adoption, from the innovators, through the early adopters to the early majority, we reach a magical point – the tipping point. Simon Sinek defines this in his...
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Everybody could have done it…
I’m sure you know the old rhyme… I find it irritating when people talk about “the Industry” should do this or that! Who is that? Where are they? Do you know them? It’s just a way of avoiding doing...
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3 million people – the power of mass
As much as our industry is about organisations, businesses and institutions, it is people that meet, trade, connect and collaborate or not? It is people that make teams, movements and create success....
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I’ll collaborate when I feel like it and not before…so there!
People’s attitudes are interesting aren’t they? At least I think so. You can tell a lot. Like drivers, values, world view. Even to a blind bat on the darkest of nights, roosting upside down in a very...
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#BeginBIM – London and South East BIM Regions with the University of Westminster
The videos from the last meeting are now live at these links: · “I Have The Best Job In The World” by Richard Lane. http://www.theb1m.com/video/i-have-the-best-job-in-the-world-richard-lane · “BIM Is...
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BIM as a metaphor for change…
Perhaps it’s more of a symbol now. BIM is an imperfect acronym. Strangely it misrepresents the very stuff it is supposed to describe! But it’s the only term that most people understand when we’re...
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Honestly…why wouldn’t you? – The Extinction Agenda
It might just be me, but I can definitely feel the winds of change blowing through our industry. Not just about BIM but all sorts of things and challenges that we face as an industry. Not necessarily...
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#Time2Shine!
Maybe it’s just time to get on with it. Time to stand up and be counted. Time for the silent majority (whoever they are) to get a wiggle on. If we want a better industry we need to do something. If we...
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#onetomany – changing the paradigm
No.1 I attended an event at Google HQ last week, with the starring role being The B1M http://www.theb1m.com hosted by YouTube. The B1M now being no 1 BIM influencer…well done guys! More about you...
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#50/50 – BIM Regions and diversity
You might have seen an article on BIM+ about our recent meeting of the BIM Regions Champs and some commitments we have made. You can read it here:...
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Confessions of a #BIMChimp#1 – Why I am a #feminist and a subversive...
Well that’s a mouthful. Time to get up close and personal. Whatever you think has been achieved in digital transformation over the last 5 years….(and that depends where you sit, glass half full and all...
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New definition of BIM
Breakfast Information Modelling I sometimes frequent a fast food joint characterised by the Golden Arches. I know its not good for me and I don’t need the lecture, and please don’t tell my family! So...
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water……horse…….cats……shepherd…….breakdown!
There’s nowt so queer as folk. We love our processes , manuals, Gant charts and checklists. We forget that it is people who actually get things done – sometimes they may not feel like it! What then? To...
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#BIMdancing – a parable
As Snoopy said “To live is to dance – to dance is to live!” or was it the other way round? :o) Watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Tuh8Ff3V8k We know who you are. You’ve been dancing for some...
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