Mortenson: Iconic Stadiums, the AI Boom, and Thinking Decades Ahead

David Mortenson has spent his career thinking about what comes next in construction and what it takes to keep evolving as the industry changes.    As chairman of Mortenson, one of America’s largest builders, he’s helping shape new ways of designing, building and delivering projects.    In this conversation, David talks about the lessons construction can learn from manufacturing, the company’s investment in R&D, using AI to rethink old workflows, and why the scale of renewable energy and data center projects is forcing builders to work differently.    He also explains Mortenson’s practice of “try-storming” instead of brainstorming, the importance of getting ideas straight from people closest to the work, and how the company is investing today for where it wants to be in 2035.    Host Matt Allen, EVP and Chief Client Officer at McKinstry, sits down with a longtime partner to talk about innovation, long-term thinking and what the next era of the built environment could look like.     Learn more about Mortenson:     Website: https://www.mortenson.com/   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mortenson/   Connect with David:   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-mortenson/   Connect with McKinstry:     Website: https://www.mckinstry.com/    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mckinstry/    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LifeAtMcKinstry   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lifeatmckinstry   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lifeatmckinstry