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Activating Curiosity™

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Curiosity shouldn’t be passive, sometimes it needs activated!
May 26, 2026

Discomfort to Innovation: How Architects Can Lead Climate Action with Biochar

What happens when architects and construction leaders stop accepting the limits of traditional building materials and start asking better questions? In this episode of Activating Curiosity™, host Ryan Ware sits down with Alli...
Guest: Allison Dring
May 21, 2026

What If It’s Not a Staffing Problem in AEC—But a Work Model Problem?

What if the AEC industry’s biggest challenge isn’t a staffing shortage—but a work model problem? In this episode of Activating Curiosity™, Ryan Ware sits down with Erin Fantozz, Founder of EFDesigns, to explore how architecture and construction firms are navigating a deeper shift in leadership, cha…
Guest: Erin Fantozz
May 12, 2026

Visibility in Prefab Manufacturing: Scaling Offsite Construction

In this episode of Activating Curiosity™ , Ryan Ware sits down with Vikas Murali, Co-Founder and CEO of Offsight , to explore why visibility inside prefab factories may be one of the biggest barriers to scaling offsite constr...
Guest: Vikas Murali
April 28, 2026

Human-Centered Construction Leadership: Moving Beyond the Industry’s Toughness Culture

Construction leadership development today requires more than toughness—it demands a human-centered approach to leading change. In this episode of Activating Curiosity™ , Ryan Ware sits down with Ed DeAngelis , CEO and Founder...
Guest: Ed DeAngelis
April 23, 2026

Housing Instability: Why Construction Leaders Should Care | Systems Over Structures

Affordable housing isn’t just about building more homes—it’s about whether people can actually sustain a place to live. In this bonus episode of Activating Curiosity™, Ryan Ware sits down with Nneoma Albert-Benson, founder of...
April 14, 2026

Industrialized Construction: The Key to Solving the Housing Crisis

The housing crisis isn’t just a policy problem—it’s a production problem hiding in plain sight. In this episode of Activating Curiosity™, Ryan Ware sits down with Ryan Smith, Co-Founder of ModX, to explore how construction leadership and change management in the AEC industry must evolve to address …
Guest: Ryan E Smith
April 2, 2026

Climate Policy Whiplash: AEC’s Next Move

Policy shifts create uncertainty, but they don’t remove responsibility. In this bonus episode of Activating Curiosity™, Ryan Ware sits down with Laura Steinbrink, CEO of Emerald Built Environments, to explore how construction leadership and change management in the AEC industry must respond when po…
Guest: Laura Steinbrink
March 24, 2026

Mass Timber Adoption: Leading Sustainable Construction Innovation

Mass timber isn’t just a material shift—it’s a mindset shift critical for construction leadership development. In this episode of Activating Curiosity™, Ryan Ware sits down with Kristen Slavin, founder of Conifer Advising, to...
Guest: Kristin Slavin
March 19, 2026

Embracing Change: Building Resilience in Construction Leadership

Mini Series Part 6: Change fatigue is real in construction—but it’s not caused by change itself. It’s caused by our relationship with it. In this episode of Activating Curiosity™, Ryan Ware explores how construction leadership and change management in the AEC industry can shift from resistance to r…
March 10, 2026

Curiosity, AI, and the Future of Change in AEC Firms

In this episode of Activating Curiosity™ | Leading Change in the Construction Industry, Ryan Ware sits down with Kristin Kautz of JAM Idea Agency to explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping the AEC industry—and why mo...
Guest: Kristin Kautz