The article refers to an institutionalist theory of three “pillars” to demonstrate your challenges when trying to innovate in the construction sector.
If you read this newsletter, you probably plan or have tried implementing new technologies in your or your customer’s organization, whether successfully or unsuccessfully. I’ve been there, and it’s not easy or fast.
Sometimes, it takes three, five, or ten years for the momentum for a positive and rational change to emerge. Persistence and patience are needed, but those qualities are rare today.
While preparing a podcast interview about implementing AI in construction companies, I discovered a research article by professors Antti Ainamo and Antti Peltokorpi titled Innovation Meets Institutions: AI and the Finnish Construction Ecosystem. The article uses cognitive science and psychology research to explain the resistance to implementing AI in construction.
Mr. Heiskanen may be contacted at aec-business@aepartners.fi