On My Way to Santiago, Chile
July 20th, 2006 by HalEach summer (in the northern hemisphere) the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC) gets together to share what they have been learning and researching. This 14th annual event will be held in Santiago, Chile, July 25 - 27. I'll be attending and blogging throughout the event.
I'm quite impressed reading the abstracts of the papers. The group is taking a big step forward in their efforts to change how projects are delivered. Have a look for yourself at the IGLC-14 Abstracts.
This year the group is having its first keynote speaker. Chilean Senator Fernando Flores will be addressing the group on Wednesday morning. While I don't know what he is speaking about, I can tell you his work on the language action perspective has shaped a good deal of the work on the underlying theory of project management. Greg Howell and I are presenting a paper titled, What Should Project Management Be Based On? We prepared the paper in response to two prominent IGLC members' conclusions that project management should either be based on theories of economics or theories of production. As you might guess, we don't think project management should be based on either! (Check back here to get the paper.) Dr. Fernando Flores' work significantly influenced our perspective.
In addition, I will be chairing (is that really a verb?) the session "Prefabrication, Assembly and Open Building". I look forward to it. I haven't done this before. It is sort of a moderator's role. What I like most is I get to ask the first and last questions! I'll let you know how it goes.
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July 20th, 2006 at 8:30 am
Hal, have a great trip. I can only imagine the opportunity you will have to be with Fernando Flores again and how cool that will be. His work, which I came into contact with through you, continues to influence my language and interaction. Just 20 minutes ago, a young project manager came into my office, frustrated with a particular situation. Intentionally, I sat with her and worked thorugh some grouded, strong assessments on the state of her project, from which a series of requests she needed to make to her boss became clear. Linguistic action added clarity for a talented but frustrated colleague.
Thanks, Hal!