Paradigm Shifts

One view that’s been repeated frequently during 2020 is that the pandemic tended to accelerate existing trends, rather than start entirely new ones.

The construction industry is poised on the cusp of a critical paradigm shift. Some great advancement has taken place over time. Technology is powering better plans of action. The traditional ways are being improved with a new set of principles that hope to encourage the value of digital processes while embracing changes in disruptive technologies.

So what has the coronavirus pandemic taught us about remote working? In a nutshell, it’s here to stay. For a company to thrive in this new paradigm, it needs to evolve how it gives support to its remote employees to ensure they’re equipped and capable to give their all.

Business is changing fast due to the pandemic. Many of these changes will be permanent. Are cities and municipalities ready for the change?

In his latest podcast, "That is NOT Normal," my son Andrew presents a very interesting set of examples of how people view their decisions.  It's a "paradigm" lesson in many ways, particularly in thinking about how individuals solve problems.  Talking Addiction & Recovery is available on Stitcher, iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, and Amazon podcasts!

As a physicist, Thomas Kuhn applied the term to science, but his definition now applies to any established system, whether scientific, governmental, socio-economic or way of thinking.

The point I try to get across to everyone is… You are in the service business. Most companies think they’re in manufacturing or retail. It’s a paradigm switch.

“2020, in my mind, was a year of reinvention. It was a year where all of the norms and all of the paradigms that had previously existed kind of got turned on their head

Our legal system lies at the root of many of our problems. It must be transformed as part of the solution.

“We live in complex systems which have unintended consequences, amplifications and tipping points. And it’s that combination of approaches from across the system, whether it is housing, education, transport or health, that we hope will lead to this tipping point.”

We need a fresh approach to work, a virtuous cycle of earning, learning, and serving others. In this paradigm, workers do what we are uniquely qualified to do—the work defined by critical thinking, ethical reasoning, personal interaction, and empathetic service.