In the fourth episode of our wellbeing in the workplace series, host Dr Graham Kelly talks to the renowned Professor Sir Cary Cooper CBE, 50th Anniversary Prof of Organisational Psychology & Health at Manchester Business School, University of Manchester.

Professor Sir Cary Cooper is a world leading expert on workplace wellbeing, occupational health psychology, women at work, and occupational stress. He has authored more than 250 books, a frequent media commentator on workplace issues and is currently Chair of the National Forum for Health and Wellbeing at Work.

Listen to an engaging and unmissable conversation on Strategic Wellbeing within the construction industry, and how this may differ from other industries. Plus, what is meant by the term “accidental manager”, and why having the right management team is critical to a successful wellbeing strategy in any workplace.

Welcome to episode three of the latest Digital Climate podcast series, where host Dr Graham Kelly talks to world record breaker Hugo Metcalfe. Hugo is the Co-Founder and Chief Psychologist at The Happy Mind Tribe - Mental Health, Wellbeing and Workplace Culture Specialists.

Hugo has designed and delivered evidence based programs across the globe to support organisations in cultivating sustainable workplace wellbeing cultures. He has worked with organisations such as the UK Foreign Office, Disney, Amazon, Viacom and the British Military to help them develop effective leaders, lasting wellbeing strategies and consciously cultivate culture.

A multiple world record holder and mountain guide, Hugo talks to Graham about his recommendations for workplace wellbeing, as well as how he puts his own resilience to the test leading solo and group expeditions.

In this episode of the Digital Climate podcast, host, Dr Graham Kelly invited BIM Academy Associate Andrew Johnson and Walking With the Wounded’s Head Start Programme Manager, Alie Salford to talk about the support available to ex service men and women suffering with mental ill health.

As a former member of the Corps of Royal Engineers, Andrew discusses his own mental health journey, how Walking With the Wounded has supported him, and why he is now sharing his experiences to help others.

Andrew and Alie talk openly about key stress triggers, why is it difficult for people to talk about their mental health and what can we do to encourage people to be more open about this.

Welcome to Series 7 of the BIM Academy Digital Climate Podcast with host and BIM Academy Managing Director, Dr Graham Kelly. In this series Graham uncovers the connection between mental health and wellbeing, and their role in high performing workplaces within the construction industry.

Our goal at BIM Academy is to empower everyone facing life's challenges with the knowledge that help is always available.

In this episode Graham talks with two guests who are mental health champions and the driving force behind the “Get Construction Talking” campaign to destigmatise mental health: Fred Mills, Founder of The B1M and Sasha Reed, Senior Director for Strategic Business Development at Procore Technologies. 

Fred and Sasha explain more about the need to get construction talking and what mental health means to them, as well as their own personal experiences. They look at the rising suicide rates in construction workers, and why we need to understand that humans are non renewable resources!

In this fifth and final episode of our "Don’t fear the future" series, host Dr Graham Kelly talks to Indy Johar, founding Director of 00 and Dark Matters Labs. 

An architect by training, Indy is a Senior Innovation Associate with the Young Foundation and a visiting Professor at the University of Sheffield. He co-funded Impact Hub Birmingham and Open Systems Lab and was a member of the RSA’s Inclusive Growth Commission. He is a thought leader in system change, the future of urban infrastructure finance, outcome based investment and the future of governance.

Graham tells Indy that we’re here to talk about the future – what is your view on the use of AI in construction and how long do you think it will take for machine assisted design to become the norm in the industry?

Tune in to the full podcast to hear what Indy had to say about AI and its role within construction.

In this episode of the Digital Climate podcast, host and BIM Academy Managing Director, Dr Graham Kelly invited Sam Stacey to talk about construction transformation, sustainability actions and what comes next.

CEO of Stacx International, Chairman of SustainCRE and former Challenge Director of Transforming Construction at Innovate UK, Sam is an industry leader on construction innovation and with an MBA from Henley Business School and degrees in Civil Engineering, Architecture and Philosophy from Imperial College and Cambridge University.

Graham begins by asking Sam about his successful background in sustainability practices and climate change action, asking him to give us a brief introduction to his fascinating career history and expertise, particularly in his previous role as Challenge Director in UK Research and Innovation.

In this third instalment of this Digital Climate podcast series, host, Dr Graham Kelly invited Tuomas Syrjänen of Futurice to talk all things AI.

Tuomas is a co-founder and former CEO of Futurice, and is now heading Futurice's data & AI powered knowledge work transformation program that is transforming how Futurice and Futurice's clients operate. He also helped shape Futurice’s non hierarchical culture of trust, transparency, freedom and responsibility.

Graham opens the discussion by asking Tuomas about his work that challenges convention in construction and how he achieved a true shift of mindset on how we build through the use of data. Plus how AI is currently being applied to real time projects to achieve project success.

Listen now to hear key lessons learned on data management techniques, with an emphasis on reducing waste for both materials and time.

In our second episode of the Digital Climate podcast series 6, Dr Graham Kelly invites entrepreneur, business advisor, author of “Unlearn”, and “Lean Enterprise”, cofounder of Nobody Studios, founder of ExecCamp, and faculty at Singularity University, Barry O’Reilly to talk about his theory of “think big, start small, learn fast”.

As a trusted advisor, Barry has pioneered the intersection of business model innovation, product development, organisational design, and culture transformation. He has help many of the world’s most ambitious companies – from disruptive start-ups to Fortune 500 giants – break through to better ways of working and achieve higher performance and growth.

In this podcast, Barry discusses some of these success stories and the concepts, and key learnings people can take away from the process of unlearning. Graham begins by asking Barry what he means by unlearning and why is it important?

Welcome to Series 6 of the BIM Academy Digital Climate Podcast with new series host and BIM Academy Managing Director, Dr Graham Kelly. Graham leads on the strategic implementation of digital transformation for global clients, and is known for his expertise in combining technology, digital thinking and innovation for maximum business performance. 

In this podcast series, Graham has invited guests who are also innovators and pioneers in their field. With a series title, “Don’t fear the future”, Graham and his guests will focus on future thinking, and looking ahead to technology solutions that will help fight climate change. Without taking away from the human element - people are driving the future of technology, not the other way round! 

Graham’s first guest is Mark Shayler, thinker, doer, creator, speaker, author and owner of Ape, helping big companies think small and small companies think big.

In this episode Graham and Mark discuss the challenges faced in the construction industry from climate change and what a utopian future of sustainable construction could really look like!

BIM Academy Director, Paul Thorpe hosts another AI themed podcast with guest, René Morkos Ph.D, CEO of ALICE Technologies.

René is an inventor, founder, adjunct professor at Stanford University and the inventor of the world’s first Generative Construction Simulator and Optimizer. He is a Leavell Fellow at Stanford University, where he currently serves as an adjunct professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering department.

As a second-generation civil engineer, René has over 20 years experience in construction, divided between industry and academia. 

In this podcast, René talks about what led him to follow in his father’s footsteps into engineering, what fuels his passion for technology and as a researcher and adventurer he is continuously exploring and teaching the theoretical boundaries of construction management and the evolution of future industries in order to better the world.