The ConTech Crew 359: Making Construction Cool Again with Tyler Williams of DPR Construction

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In today's episode, we discuss how to make construction cool again, and we're fortunate enough to be joined by Tyler Williams, field innovation leader at DPR Construction.

Tyler has been in the construction industry since he was a boy, through which his dad owned a construction company. He was a union carpenter, superintendent, safety guy; you name it.

About four years ago, he identified that there was a gap in DPR. He discovered that their field workers need to leverage new technologies that could positively impact their work.

This breakthrough got Tyler into the world of technology and innovation as he spearheads their company's innovation core group.

Today, Tyler shares what helped him get through that gap, how to communicate innovative ideas internally and externally, the impact of partnering with your competitors, and more.

Make sure to check it out!


Key Takeaways:

Intro (00:00)
How Tyler got started (01:41)
On communicating innovative ideas (13:33)
What helped Tyler get through the gap? (22:29)
The power of “coopetition” (28:29)
Asking questions and taking ownership (35:59)
Making construction cool with the younger generations (40:34)
What should we start focusing on? (54:25)
Weekly news roundup (58:51)


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Check out the work DPR do: https://www.dpr.com/
Check Tyler out on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyler-williams-74203788/

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See this week’s news articles! 🗞️⬇️

➡️ Top 20 Most Read Construction Technology Stories of 2022 | For Construction Pros
https://www.forconstructionpros.com/construction-technology/article/22670853/top-20-most-read-construction-technology-stories-of-2022

➡️ Quebec firm to deploy crane-free construction system for Monaco build
https://canada.constructconnect.com/dcn/news/projects/2020/06/quebec-firm-to-deploy-crane-free-construction-system-for-monaco-build

➡️ Announcing a next-generation AI Copilot in Microsoft Powe r Apps that will transform low-code development
https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-a-next-generation-ai-copilot-in-microsoft-power-apps-that-will-transform-low-code-development/

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