Planbox will help the global construction firm move closer to its north star vision through innovation culture enablement and tech scouting empowerment.
Wilmington, Delaware — Planbox, the pioneering agile innovation management platform, has been selected by global construction management firm STO Building Group (STOBG) to serve as a collaboration platform, central repository, and knowledge database for all innovation activity. The innovation value proposition, according to STOBG, is to develop a culture of innovation to engage in and help drive the future of construction.
“Planbox is going to take us to the next level. It’s going to give us structure and help us engage our people in taking this next step in growing our innovation culture. We’re really excited to get going,” said Rick Khan, Chief Innovation Officer, STO Building Group.
As a leading innovation software provider, Planbox will help STOBG build a framework for collaborative concept development, as well as a stage-gate process for tech scouting activities. With Planbox, STOBG aims to track emerging technologies that impact the built world, surveying the market for trends that align with the company’s commitments to social responsibility, specifically scouting for new materials, equipment, and products that are greener and safer, and software startups as part of their early-stage startup investment strategies.
“Innovation is not new to us, but in order for us to get to the next level, we need to make the right investments, and Planbox is one of them,” said Khan.
STOBG also looks to use innovation as a means for improving non-operational change. By allowing employees to contribute to the innovation process and overall company growth, the company expects to increase retention, improve recruitment, and enhance talent development. Integrating their current messaging tool, Teams, with the Planbox platform will be key to engaging front-line workers in a simple, intuitive way.
“In the construction industry, people in the field won’t use a system that’s too complicated. Front-line workers want something engaging and easy-to-use, and Planbox provides the kind of user interface that will be just that,” Kahn said.
STOBG has a diversified, long-term innovation strategy that consists of M&A growth, partnerships and investments, and digital transformation, which they are looking to Planbox to help centralize.
“Whether it’s incremental, ‘big I’ innovations, or startup investments, we needed a home for our innovation management program, and we selected Planbox to do it all. We see their platform as an accelerator for new services and offerings that will differentiate us in the market,” said Khan.
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About Planbox
Innovation is at the heart of becoming Future-Fit. Our end-to-end agile innovation management platform and services empower medium and large-sized organizations to become more adaptive, creative, and resilient. Planbox helps you turn creative ideas into winning projects and integrate everyday tools to collaborate smarter with your community of employees, customers, partners, startups, governments, academia, and expert solvers. Planbox has offices in Canada, UK, and USA, with customers around the world in over 140 countries.
About STO Building Group
The STO Building Group—Structure Tone, LF Driscoll, Structure Tone Southwest, Pavarini Construction Co., Pavarini McGovern, Govan Brown, Ajax Building Company, BCCI Construction Company, Layton Construction, Abbott Construction, and RC Andersen—includes over 4,000 employees located in offices throughout the US, Canada, UK, and Ireland. We provide a complete range of construction management services, from site selection analysis, design constructability review, and aesthetic enhancements to interior fit-outs, new building construction, and building infrastructure upgrades and modernization. Learn more about us at stobuildinggroup.com.