{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Building Doors with Lauren Karan","title":"66. How Might We Build Smarter? Reimagining the Future of Construction with Monica Bradley","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4848,"description":"In this episode of Building Doors, host Lauren Karan sits down with Monica Bradley, board advisor, impact strategist, and systems thinker, to explore the radical mindset shifts needed to thrive in today’s construction and infrastructure landscape.\nWith a career that spans continents, industries, and boardrooms, Monica brings unmatched insight into how leaders can adapt, innovate, and build for the future, not just repeat the past. From designing buildings that can float to redefining value beyond the balance sheet, Monica’s stories are as practical as they are powerful.\nThis episode is for the forward-thinking professional ready to lead with clarity, courage, and curiosity. Whether you’re in construction, infrastructure, leadership or investment, you’ll walk away seeing things differently.\nWhat You’ll Learn in This Episode\n\nLeadership for a Changing World:\nWhy the best leaders aren’t just managing risk, they’re rethinking it.\nThe power of asking “How might we?” to unlock bold new ideas.\nWhat legacy really means and why your work isn’t just about profit.\nConstruction, Innovation & Systems Thinking\nWhy modular, circular, and multi-use design is the future of infrastructure.\nThe hidden cost of outdated processes and the mindset shifts that fix them.\nHow innovation is already solving challenges like waste, labor shortages, and climate risk.\nHigh-Performance Culture & Inclusion\nWhat most companies miss when hiring neurodiverse or unconventional talent.\nHow boardrooms can embrace challenge, not avoid it, and why it matters.\nWhat the next generation of professionals really want and how to lead them well.\nFrom Global Strategy to Ground-Level Impact\nWhat Monica learned advising sovereign wealth funds, Silicon Valley investors, and Middle Eastern Sheikhs.\nThe surprising link between better design and better lives.\nWhy Brisbane’s biggest opportunity isn’t a building, it’s our mindset.\nAbout Our Guest\n\nMonica Bradley is a powerhouse strategist, speaker, and board advisor...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/rcJTQ5eXITvLdAogYDlhRpa2ZvZlMeipr6w7MvQqkqs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzM1NTExLzE2Njgz/OTU0OTQtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}