Construction Delays Start in Design—We Just Don’t Talk About It

Activating Curiosity® | Leading Change in the Construction Industry · Jun 23, 2026 · 1h 11m · transcript

Construction delays are often blamed on labor, cost, or materials—but what if the real problem starts much earlier, during design?

In this episode of Activating Curiosity™, Ryan Ware sits down with Robb Andrade of Overcast Innovations to explore how siloed design decisions create downstream friction, rework, and unnecessary change.

Instead of focusing on what happens in the field, this conversation shifts upstream—where critical decisions are often made without full visibility into how they impact the broader system. From coordination challenges above the ceiling to fragmented trade…