Architecting the Future: Leveraging Accessible Innovation for Firm Success
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Description
Wednesday, October 23, 2024 | 3:00-4:00pm EST
Digital transformation is critical for businesses to thrive, and emerging technologies, like artificial intelligence, show massive promise for organizational efficiencies and improvements. However, identifying, implementing, and adopting technology-based tools can often be intimidating and overwhelming. Companies frequently fail to realize that the ability to innovate is more accessible than ever. Taking small steps in using things like artificial intelligence, machine learning, and other technologies can set you up for bigger advancements. Attend this session to learn how to make innovation accessible and see some examples and use cases your firm might explore to help secure the future.
Learning Objectives
Define innovation and digital transformation and identify common misconceptions that make these concepts seem intimidating.
Understand the current state of digital transformation maturity in the industry and the top technological challenges faced by architectural firms.
Learn practical steps to integrate accessible innovation into architectural practices, such as starting small, finding relevant use cases, and leveraging the skills of team members.
Explore specific opportunities for accessible innovation by exploring concepts and technologies like generative design, content creation and distillation, specifications, project performance, and robotic process automation (RPA) and bots, while considering key factors such as existing resources, thought leadership, and data security.
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Bret Tushaus joined Deltek in September of 2010 as a Product Director focused on Deltek's Vision ERP platform. His mission was to find ways for the Vision product to continue to meet the changing needs of customers. His commitment to that mission paved the way for him to take on a leadership role as a Vice President within the Product Strategy organization at Deltek, leading a wide portfolio of Deltek products and product management teams. Bret focuses on ways ERP and other technology solutions can solve organizations’ operational pain points. Prior to joining Deltek, Bret spent 15 years at Eppstein Uhen Architects after receiving a Masters of Architecture Degree from the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee. As a Vice President at Eppstein Uhen, he oversaw all IT functions within the firm and played an integral role managing its strategic development and business operations.