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The Impossible Dream: Getting big projects done—and why many fail (Encore - 5/22/23)

The Impossible Dream: Getting big projects done—and why many fail (Encore - 5/22/23)

FromThe Weekly Take from CBRE


The Impossible Dream: Getting big projects done—and why many fail (Encore - 5/22/23)

FromThe Weekly Take from CBRE

ratings:
Length:
35 minutes
Released:
Dec 26, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

As you make big plans for 2024, here's one of our most popular episodes from the past year featuring author and professor Bent Flyvbjerg talking about how he and his team studied more than 16,000 projects—from skyscrapers to Oscar-winning films—to learn the secrets of their success, and the common thread in their failures.THIS EPISODE'S GUEST:Bent FlyvbjergProfessor, Oxford University and IT University of CopenhagenBent Flyvbjerg is the first BT Professor at Oxford University and the VKR Professor at the IT University of Copenhagen, an economic geographer, and “the world’s leading megaproject expert,” according to global accounting network KPMG. He has consulted on over one hundred projects costing $1 billion or more and has been knighted by the Queen of Denmark.
Released:
Dec 26, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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What matters most right now in Commercial Real Estate. Business leaders join economic, subject matter and industry experts to share their distinct views and latest thinking. Hosted by Spencer Levy, CBRE’s Chairman of Americas Research. Visit us at CBRE.com/TheWeeklyTake