Impact and Development Manager
An exciting opportunity has arisen working in an externally facing role with two complementary parts. Firstly as an Impact Manager to ensure the impact of research developed through the Transforming Construction Network Plus1 (TCN+) on the construction sector, and to support the broader transformation of the sector in line with the goals of the Industrial Strategy. Secondly, as a Business Development Manager, to support the engagement and...
Job listing information
- Reference ENG00890
- Date posted 27 June 2019
- Closing date 19 July 2019
https://www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/description/ENG00890/impact-and-development-manager
PhD Topic - INNOVATION THROUGH PLAYFUL EXPERIMENTATION
The digitisation of engineering has opened up a whole new world of possibilities for using simulation and visualisation tools for innovation (Dodgson, Gann, and Salter, 2007). Research across management, design and engineering has shown that these tools have a powerful influence on the design, construction and the operation of assets in the built environment (Whyte and Nikolić, 2018). In this project, we will be investigating how these tools shape the way clients and their supply chains jointly explore new service and product configurations and thus create more value through innovation. These tools have the potential to unlock substantial innovation in infrastructure for two main reasons. Firstly, they enable learning through playful experimentation in addition to traditional back-and-forth information exchange (e.g. tender documents; presentations), which makes for a more creative and nuanced exploration of possible service and product configurations. Secondly, they help build a shared understanding of the project’s value drivers and thus better focus innovation efforts. This study would inform whether, where, when and how to roll these tools out in practice and what sorts of benefits would be generated by doing so.
- For more information on this opportunity please email csei@imperial.ac.uk
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