Peggy Smedley Show – Details, episodes & analysis

Peggy celebrates 950 episodes by taking a walk down memory lane. She shares the evolution of M2M, the IoT (Internet of Things), and AI (artificial intelligence), saying the IoT has matured from gadget hype to industrial backbone.

She also discusses:

· The peaks and the fads through almost two decades.

· The explosion of AI in recent years.

· Where we are today—and what comes next.

https://peggysmedleyshow.com

Peggy Smedley and Julien Moutte, chief technology officer, Bentley Systems, talk about how the digital twin is evolving—and what is coming in the next five years with the rise of AI (artificial intelligence). He says five years ago when we were talking about digital twins, many people were saying it is still a buzzword, and it is amazing to see what has happened in the past five years.

They also discuss:

· The importance of data interoperability to achieve smarter infrastructure across the lifecycle of a project.

· The convergence of digital twin, BIM (building information modeling), GIS (geographic information systems), and the IoT (Internet of Things).

· His approach to fostering a culture of innovation, as a CTO.

· Partnerships and acquisitions at the company.

https://www.bentley.com/

Peggy Smedley and James Bohnaker, senior economist, Cushman & Wakefield, discuss tariffs and where the construction industry is headed. He says there is still a lot of uncertainty and it is shifting a lot.

They also discuss:

· Recent U.S. trade policies impacting construction materials.

· Who bears the burden of the cost.

· The broader implication for tech and building infrastructure like data centers.

https://www.cushmanwakefield.com

The market is changing! Peggy talks about everything we need to know for supply chains. She says we must make, build, and grow together, while also innovating and considering how the next generation will lead the way.

She also discusses:

• A historical perspective.
• Present-day data.
• How supply chains can prepare for a stronger tomorrow.

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Robots are changing the market, and these changes  benefit companies. Peggy Smedley explains how cobots, collaborative robots, are enhancing human productivity. Company leaders continue to bring automation to the job-site. She explains that not every job can be 100% automated, so attention to retraining and re-skilling workers is required. Human skills that will remain valuable in the face of automation include analytical, creative, and complex thinking, and even emotional intelligence. Cobots compliment human capabilities by being available in physical work environments. In the end, Peggy advises companies to invest in re-skilling human workers for new opportunities in different roles.

Peggy and Juliana Stancampiano, author, Radical Outcomes and entrepreneur and CEO of Oxygen, discuss how training or re-skilling of employees is really broken. She says we have strayed so far from the market where we started with corporate education for employees. Further, they talk about perfection in today's fast-moving culture—and that now is the time to determine what is good enough.

Peggy and Paul Vragel, president, 4aBetterBusiness, talk about how everybody in an organization needs re-skilling and process thinking needs to be pervasive. He says these are common misconceptions: change cannot happen quickly and people are resistant to change. Employees can be part of the solution, not part of the problem. Even more, if you are going to automate something, you need to understand that a whole lot better.

Peggy Smedley says automation is turning industries upside down, narrowing in on customer service. She points to examples in hospitality and fast food and poises the question: How do we prepare workers for a new world in an age of automation? She says we need to talk about how to re-skill employees so they can continue to add value to their employers and still find fulfillment in their career.

Peggy and Arka Dhar, cofounder, Zinier, talk about how field service is at an inflection point, where manual processes need to become more predictive. He says AI (artificial intelligence) and the IoT (Internet of Things) have been reduced to buzzwords, but they are incredible technologies. The two also dive into the topic of how the workforce is changing, becoming more liquid and blended—and how technology will play an even more important role with this new, emerging workforce.

Peggy and Jason Cohen, founder and CEO, Analytical Flavor Systems, talk about the impact of AI (artificial intelligence) on the food industry. He says 3D printing is making it easier to do small-scale manufacturing and that while AI won't necessarily come in and solve all of our problems, there are very specific problems that AI will make a big impact on. Finally, he is a self-proclaimed blockchain skeptic, but does say that if blockchain has done anything well, it has made boring backoffice work exciting.