How Do Visionaries Learn From Mistakes?

"Mistakes are the portals of discovery." - James Joyce

Timing is everything! When is the right time to innovate? When is the wrong time? There is a fine line between the success and failure of innovation within the AEC/O industry. Failure is beneficial to individuals, companies, and industries. It is how limits are identified, how ideas grow, and how we teach others. Almost all innovation comes with failure. The industry should accept and embrace this fact. This year, we hear from Visionaries about their experiences with innovations that did not quite make it to the success side

As Henry Ford put it, “The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.”​

• ​Barbara White Bryson, Principal, DesignIntelligence Strategic Advisors
• Dr. Luciana Burdi, Director for Capital Programs and Environmental Affairs, Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport)
• James Martin, Vice President & Chief Information Officer, Shepley Bulfinch
• Todd Orenstein, Vice President of Commercialization, AECOM
• Melodie Yashar, Director of Building Design & Performance, ICON

​Join us Thursday, February 16, 2023 at the Mark Twain House & Museum for this unique, forward thinking program!

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