Disrupt It

How Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Executives Can Transform Their Organizations in the Age of AI Disruption

By: Sam Zolfagharian, Mehdi Nourbakhsh

Narrated by: Barby Molnar

Do you want to be on the cutting edge, not the bleeding edge, of AI?

But don’t know where to start?

As the CEO, board member, and executive of an architecture, engineering, and construction company, you are under pressure to lead your company in the age of AI disruption. Not knowing AI’s impact on your business and how you should respond is challenging.

The solution?

In this book, we cut through the clutter and explain how CEOs, board members, and non-technical AEC executives should leverage AI to create a culture of innovation as a foundation, a business model as a value generator, and an operating model as an enabler to transform your organizations in the age of AI disruption.

Unlike other books written for technology groups inside or outside the AEC industry, this book is written specifically for CEOs, executives, and leaders of AEC companies who, understandably, have no or limited background in technology.

By listening to this book, you’ll learn how to get your business ready for the age of AI, including:

• How to prepare your culture.
• How to prepare your business models.
• How to transform your operational model.

Best of all, this book also provides case studies and examples of AEC companies that have started their AI transformation journey.

By listening to this book and implementing its principles and guidelines in your organization, you can lead the industry in the age of AI disruption.

©2025 Sam Zolfagharian, Mehdi Nourbakhsh (P)2025 Sam Zolfagharian, Mehdi Nourbakhsh