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2026 State of Design & Make: AI Pulse

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Discover how organizations turn AI into value in the 2026 State of Design & Make: AI Pulse report, with insights from 2,500 leaders. 2 min read AI tool use is ubiquitous. 98% of leaders across Design and Make industries use at least one AI tool. AI has the greatest impact on productivity. 84% of leaders say AI has increased productivity at their organization. Use of agentic AI is rapidly increasing. 59% of organizations already are or plan to use agentic AI within a year.
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Autodesk State of Design & Make Report 2025

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Leaders are more cautious in the near term
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Norconsult’s new Sotra Bridge embodies a fully digital approach

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By Mark A. Dewolf
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Architecture, engineering, construction, and operations (AECO) firms have been tested lately by climate change, a pandemic, geopolitical unrest, and economic ups and downs. The best have passed with flying colors. Technology provided some solutions; expertise and creativity did the rest.
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Balancing risks and rewards of innovation in manufacturing

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Innovation in any field, especially in fast-moving industries like tech or product design, comes with inherent risk—and the potential for great reward. For every game changer like the iPhone there are many more flops like Google Glass. For Jonathan Brill, entrepreneur and futurist, innovation is finding ways to make old systems do new things. “Innovation is risk-taking,” he says. “You are adding volatility to a system by trying to change it.
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6 ways to upskill and reskill a hybrid manufacturing workforce

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As valuable as digital tools can be, convincing employees to step out of their comfort zones and embrace new tools and processes takes time. A report by Capgemini quoted an unnamed chief financial officer who said lack of technological adoption was a serious concern: “We’ve spent an awful lot of money on technology, but I still see people working in the old way.” Embedding new digital ways of working in a team or department requires winning hearts and minds at multiple levels.
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EU EPBD & CSRD sustainability regulations mark a new era for building

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Approximately 50,000 companies will have to disclose the risks and opportunities their business practices pose in accordance with social and environmental factors. Companies must begin reporting in 2024 so that reports can be published in 2025. Regulators and sustainability experts compare this new reporting structure to basic financial disclosures as governed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, providing market transparency and public accountability.
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Oslo’s structured collaboration solves a complex government build

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By Mark A. Dewolf
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Now under construction, the new Regjeringskvartal (RKV) quarter is being expanded to include seven buildings connected by interlinked public spaces. Five new builds will be linked to two heritage buildings set for refurbishment. By gathering all national government ministries into one concentrated government center, planners aim to embed organizational flexibility that will allow for future changes while also simplifying physical interactions between people and departments.
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Modern manufacturing and construction are converging to build better

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The modern manufacturing industry has embraced Industry 4.0, characterized by intelligent automation based on insights from operational data and AI-driven data analytics. Core to Industry 4.0 is the digital transformation to smart manufacturing and smart factories, which digitize all areas of manufacturing from product design to sales, including the supply chain, production, and distribution.
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building sustainable transportation infrastructure

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Conconcreto’s approach to transportation infrastructure is evident in Instituto de Desarrollo Urbano-IDU projects like Bogotá’s Nueva Calle 13 project. A USD $603 million reimagining of the city’s Calle 13 thoroughfare, the project—which the local government has divided into five sections, two of which Conconcreto is building—will transform the 13.2-mile (21.4-km) road into a corridor for public transit.
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