Christopher Parsons of Knowledge Architecture at KA Connect 2015. 00:05 How and Why We Conducted the State of Knowledge Management in AEC Survey 01:30 Survey Demographics 06:20 Survey Structure 08:37 Results Part 1: Strategic Priorities for KM 11:43 Results Part 2: Core KM Processes 15:05 Results Part 3: Supporting KM Activities by Role 17:18 Results Part 4: Most Common Supporting KM Activities 18:28 Results Part 5: Supporting Activities Performed by Knowledge Managers 19:29 Results Part 6: Who Leads KM in an AEC Firm? 20:16 Results Part 7: KM Leadership by Firm Size and Type 21:52 Results Part 8: Where Does KM Report?

Fernanda Leite of the University of Texas at Austin at KA Connect 2015. 00:10 The Gap of Knowledge Between Retiring and Next-Generation AEC Leaders Is Growing 01:51 Using BIM to Facilitate Knowledge Transfer 02:25 Research Project #1: Work Packaging in Industrial Projects 06:35 Research Project #2: MEP Design Coordination 08:33 Can Novice Engineers Make Better Design Decisions Using Knowledge Provided by Decision Support Systems? 12:20 Research Project #3: 4D Modeling for Site-Specific Safety Planning 16:55 What’s Next?: Formalizing Expert Knowledge + Systems Integration

Christopher Parsons of Knowledge Architecture interviews Randy Deutsch of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign at KA Connect 2015. 00:10 A Brief Overview of Randy’s First Book, BIM and Integrated Design (2011) 02:04 How far have we come since Refabricating Architecture in 2004? 03:10 Behind the Scenes of Randy’s Upcoming Book, Data Driven Design and Construction (2015) 04:00 The Vast Majority of People in Our Industry Are Indifferent to Data 06:10 Engaging Construction Firms in The Conversation About Data 07:50 How AEC Practices Differ in Their Relationship with Data 09:15 What does a Data Driven AEC firm look like? 10:45 How do you balance intuition and data when making design decisions? 12:30 How does working with data change an architecture firm's relationship with clients? 14:57 What does it mean to an engineering firm to have architects come to the table with more data? 17:17 Data Encourages Architects to Be More Trusted Advisors and Business Consultants 19:35 Does working with more data in practice change who we hire? 22:17 What’s the difference between Data Wranglers and Data Specialists? 24:06 What's the role of academia in introducing data into practice? 27:11 How do architecture school faculty feel about the increasing role of data in practice? 28:47 What did you learn in writing the book that totally surprised you? 31:45 How well do AEC firms value employees with data skills? 34:00 If firms want to learn more about using data on their projects, where can they get started? 37:00 How do firms create better habits in terms of acquiring data? 38:30 What's the biggest thing keeping AEC firms from becoming Data Driven? 40:24 How do we keep the architecture profession attractive to new students? 43:56 Is data the new sustainability?

A live case study discussion with Etienne and Bev Wenger-Trayner (Wenger-Trayner), Scott Crawford (LMN Architects), Jack Chaffin (LMN Architects), and Christopher Parsons (Knowledge Architecture) about Social Learning in LMN Architects’ Tech Studio Community of Practice at KA Connect 2015. 00:10 Introducing Etienne and Bev Wenger-Trayner’s Framework for Measuring the Value of Social Learning 02:01 Learning as a Process of Value Creation 02:32 Key Members of a Community of Practice 03:25 Key Members of the LMN Architects Tech Studio (LMNts) Community of Practice 04:26 Social Learning Starts with Learning Activities (w/ LMNts Examples) 06:35 Social Learning Framework Component #1: Immediate Value 07:31 Social Learning Framework Component #2: Potential Value 09:00 Social Learning Framework Component #3: Applied Value 10:37 Social Learning Framework Component #4: Realized Value 12:55 Social Learning Framework Component #5: Transformative Value 15:53 Social Learning Framework Component #6: Strategic Value 17:52 How the LMNts Community of Practice Works (Successfully) with Executive Sponsors 19:20 Why a Strong Connection to Executive Sponsors Is Essential for Social Learning to Succeed 20:02 Why Engaging with Communities of Practice Is Difficult for Managers 22:11 Social Learning Framework Component #7: Enabling Value 23:17 How LMNts Learns How to Enable Learning 24:18 The Essential Behind the Scenes Work Jack Chaffin Does as the Community Manager of LMNts 25:45 Were the learning activities in the LMNts Community of Practice intentionally designed? 29:35 Using the Social Learning Framework to Understand LMNts Examples of Social Learning 31:04 LMNts Social Learning Example #1: The Octahedron Project 34:03 LMNts Social Learning Example #2: The Cleveland Convention Center Project 40:59 Learning to Tell Valuable Social Learning Stories Is a Key Capability for Community Managers 41:57 Question for the audience: Are you reading the LMNts blog? What value is it creating for you? 42:50 Audience Example #1: Jim Martin of Shepley Bulfinch 47:35 Audience Example #2: Plamena Milusheva of Olson Kundig Architects 51:30 Audience Example #3: Tim Rice of LMN Architects 54:38 The Work of People Behind the Scenes Enable Your Firm to Learn 57:09 LMNts Social Learning Example #3: Ferry Terminal Project 1:04:34 Social Learning Framework Component #7: Learning Loops 1:07:11 How Social Learning at LMNts Helps to Spread "The Art of the Possible" 1:08:00 Social Learning Framework Component #8: Aspirations + Conditions 1:12:15 Smarter by Design: How Organizations Can Get Better at Learning 1:16:00 How “Top-Down” is Social Learning at LMN? 1:21:35 How does LMNts measure ROI and justify LMN Architects’ investment in R+D? 1:24:37 How does LMN Architects communicate the value of LMNts to their clients?