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“Data architecture first. Then platforms. Then AI.”
John Lehmann
Never AI on Top of Chaos
John Lehmann on the order of operations for construction technology: data architecture first, then platforms, then AI.
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John Lehmann
President, Construction Leadership Network
John Lehmann is co-founder and president of the Construction Leadership Network. He spent his career bridging operations and executive leadership in construction, and now leads CLN’s Technology & AI Virtual Peer Group.
Background
- Co-founder and president of CLN, with the network since 2014
- Former president of Poole Anderson Construction, where he also served as senior vice president of operations
- 2024 Chair of the Board, ABC Keystone
- Penn State graduate in structural design and construction engineering
What he writes about
The sequence
Data architecture first. Then platforms. Then AI.
Adoption is a leadership problem
Transformation is about leadership and mindset, not just software.
The peer room
Honest conversations with peers who are working through the same problems.
Posts and articles
What I’ve Learned About Leadership and the Future of Construction
From his earliest management roles to leading CLN: what keeps construction leaders up at night, the three digital paths, and why peer groups matter.
Read MoreThe book
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SI Doesn’t Adopt Itself
John is writing a book on getting construction teams ready for AI and SI.
About the book