Constructing Excellence with social media

“Constructing excellence with social media”

Don WardChief Executive

Constructing Excellence

[email protected]

@constructingexc

“Constructing Excellence”

A national, regional and localenabler for much improved performance

to deliver better built environmentsthrough collaborative working

A national, regional and local network

There are 6 critical success factors for collaborative working• Early involvement• Selection by value• Common processes and tools• Measurement of performance } continuous• Long-term relationships } improvement• Modern commercial arrangements

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Why do we like social media?

• A way of engaging more people with the mission• Could drive more collaborative working

– “IT is an enabler.... IT is a DRIVER” [Don Ward, “Extranet IV”, 2003]

• leading edge, innovation– “the first AEC membership organisation...”– “edgy”– could be used to deliver projects better

• It’s quite easy to get started, and quite motivational...

• ...OK, and we’re geeky

Why we don’t like social media... yet?

• Right people?

• Right message/purpose??

• Right media choice– informal and immediate vs formal and considered– still too much broadcasting, not enough true engagement

Constructing Excellence onWeb 12,000 visitors/month

Blogs London Club every month

Twitter 1400 followers

Ning 450 G4C + 115 Champions

Delicious useful but too time consuming

Facebook About 10 people ‘like’ us...!

Flickr Awards exhibition

YouTube ad hoc videos

Linked in some CE Clubs

“Constructing excellence with social media”

Don WardChief Executive

Constructing Excellence

[email protected]

www.constructingexcellence.org.uk

@constructingexc