{"id":115479,"date":"2022-09-14T09:00:51","date_gmt":"2022-09-14T08:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=115479"},"modified":"2022-09-13T14:07:23","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T13:07:23","slug":"future-innovation-group-faces-industry-challenges-head-on-at-hackathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/future-innovation-group-faces-industry-challenges-head-on-at-hackathon\/115479\/","title":{"rendered":"Future Innovation Group faces industry challenges head-on at hackathon"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The first meeting of a new construction community \u2013 the Future Innovation Group (TFIG) \u2013 brought together fresh talent and established industry professionals to tackle futureproofing the construction sector. Gerard Toplass, group chief executive officer at The 55 Group and Pagabo, discusses the crucial role that younger industry talent will<\/h2>\n<p>As issues around <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/featured\/causeway-construction-talk-podcast-digitalisation-skills\/112107\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">attracting diverse talent and the digitisation of processes<\/a> come to the fore, construction needs its \u201cblack box moment\u201d to spark transformation that can be harnessed by true collaboration.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/insights.morgansindallconstruction.com\/story\/are-we-gen-z-ready\/page\/5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Statistics have shown that younger generations have perceptions of the construction industry as being male-dominated<\/a>, lacking in digital skill development and poorly paid \u2013 all of which can be barriers to winning over newcomers to the sector. Meanwhile, various challenges see the sector losing young talent quickly, including a lack of uptake in digitisation and new modern ways of working.<\/p>\n<p>When speaking to people within the industry typically over the age of 50, the attitude is often more negative, focusing on potential holes in new ideas based on how things have always been done, rather than embracing changing ideas. On the other hand, young people want change, have ideals, as well as ideas, that will drive transformation for the betterment of all \u2013 and they are positive in their attitude towards creating that actionable change.<\/p>\n<h3>Future Innovation Group brings together young professionals from a variety of construction-related sectors<\/h3>\n<p>So-called domain experts rarely generate proper innovation. They are still part of the solution as they will continue to be the best people to identify the challenges that need to be met \u2013 but they need to support the disruptors who come up with the solutions. More often than not, disruptions are generated by outsiders who have a fresh perspective, aren\u2019t pinned into narrow specialism and are not restrained by fixed mindsets.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why the Future Innovation Group brings together young professionals from a variety of construction-related sectors and roles \u2013 from project managers to marketeers. This young talent then engages with key industry figures to identify how to best implement new ways of working or new innovations within organisations \u2013 and across the wider sector.<br \/>\nThe need is to give construction its \u201cblack box moment\u201d and create something as transformational as the black box was for aviation in the 1950s. As well as creating an actual device that made things better, the culture that surrounded the invention was the truly powerful tool \u2013 harnessing the power of open data sharing to identify problems, implement improvements and avoid further issues in the future.<\/p>\n<p>This open attitude is what we need in construction. Currently, the industry is dragging hundreds of years of experience like an anchor, and not using that experience as the innovation platform it should be. Data will be king, and so the industry has to move away from the existing closed loop thinking and innovations must centre around the idea of open access to create the best solutions.<\/p>\n<p>With their more open-minded, digital-first and positive attitudes, young people will be the key to unlocking this future \u2013 and the Future Innovation Group brings those professionals together to work towards that common goal.<\/p>\n<h3>Tech and retention revolution<\/h3>\n<p>The Future Innovation Group\u2019s first industry-wise event was a \u2018hackathon\u2019, which took place over two days and saw participants from 13 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pagabo.co.uk\/?utm_source=press&amp;utm_medium=press+release&amp;utm_campaign=press\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">industry leaders including Pagabo<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.morgansindallconstruction.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Morgan Sindall<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pickeverard.co.uk\/?utm_source=press&amp;utm_medium=press+release&amp;utm_campaign=press\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pick Everard<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isgltd.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ISG<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fgould.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fathiful+Gould<\/a>.\u00a0It featured interactive discussion groups and presentations from experts in the construction sector. These talks established the scale of the challenges facing businesses today, with attendees sharing their experiences and ideas to break down working barriers.<\/p>\n<p>The attendees focused on workshopping solutions to key issues: improving diversity within the recruitment process, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/how-to-attract-the-next-generation-of-construction-talent\/115395\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">retaining younger talent<\/a> and ways to promote data-driven decision-making in the industry.<\/p>\n<p>The proposed solutions were then opened to the floor and discussed in an open conversation. Ideas were considered, analysed and enhanced in order to establish a direct route to implementing change and transformation.<\/p>\n<p>Attending business sponsors will take all the pivotal learnings from this event, present them to their internal management teams and take steps towards putting these ideas into practice. And we will be planning more events in the future to focus finding new and actionable solutions for our industry\u2019s biggest challenges.<\/p>\n<h3>Collaboration is key<\/h3>\n<p>If the construction sector is to thrive in the face of modern challenges and changes to working practices, there will need to be a collaborative effort between well-established voices and those just entering the industry, as well as industry giants and smaller companies.<\/p>\n<p>Enterprises such as the hackathon bridge not only the generational divide but also areas with different working cultures, such as those who work onsite and those with office roles. The younger voices of the Future Innovation Group will be central in gathering insights and driving industry change that has a meaningful impact for an industry they will one day lead.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to get involved with The Future Innovation Group, contact: <a href=\"Jamie.davison@morgansindall.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jamie Davison<\/a>, <a href=\"Abigail.riddle@morgansindall.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Abigail Riddle<\/a> or <a href=\"Rebecca.rennie@morgansindall.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rebecca Rennie<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gerard Toplass<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Group chief executive officer<\/p>\n<p>The 55 Group &amp; Pagabo<\/p>\n<p>Tel: +44 (0)1482 975883<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:info@pagabo.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info@pagabo.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pagabo.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.pagabo.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pagabo_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/pagaboframeworks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Linkedin<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first meeting of a new construction community \u2013 the Future Innovation Group (TFIG) \u2013 brought together fresh talent and established industry professionals to tackle futureproofing the construction sector. 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