Augmented brings industrial conversations that matter, serving up the most relevant conversations on industrial tech. Our vision is a world where technology will restore the agility of frontline workers. We serve an audience of executives, industrial leaders, investors, founders, educators, technologists, academics, process engineers, and shop floor operators across the emerging field of frontline operations.
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Trond Arne Undheim
The Futurized podcast goes beneath the trends, tracking the underlying forces of disruption in tech, policy, business models, social dynamics, and the environment. Futurist Trond Arne Undheim, PhD, author, investor, and serial entrepreneur, interviews smart people with a soul. Every week, founders, authors, executives and other thought leaders come on the show to discuss the societal impact of deep tech (e.g. AI, blockchain, IoT, CRISPR, nanotech, 3D printing, quantum, robotics) and the emer ...
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Episode 110: Executing on Manufacturing Technology with Jane Arnold
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Augmented reveals the stories behind the new era of industrial operations, where technology will restore the agility of frontline workers. In this episode of the podcast, the topic is "Executing on Manufacturing Technology" and our guest is Jane Arnold, board member at Aperio.ai and former VP of Manufacturing Technology at Stanley Black & Decker. I…
In this episode of the Futurized podcast, host Trond Arne Undheim interviews Graham Hill, CEO of The Carbonauts on The Changing Environmental Movement. They discuss activism before/now, behavior change, and what does it take to make an impact? Futurized goes beneath the trends to track the underlying forces of disruption in tech, policy, business m…
In this episode of the Futurized podcast, host Trond Arne Undheim interviews Bruce Usher, Author and Professor at Columbia Business School about Investing in the Era of Climate Change, which is the subject of Bruce's most recent book. They discuss the variety of available investment options, how the field is going, and the future investment outlook…
In this episode of the Futurized podcast, we interview Erinch Sahan, Business & Enterprise Lead, Doughnut Economics Action Lab. We discuss what doughnut economics is, how it is being put into action, the tools being developed in this regard, and examples of organizations that use this framework. Futurized goes beneath the trends to track the underl…
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Episode 109: Augmenting Workers With Wearables with Andrew Chrostowski
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Augmented reveals the stories behind the new era of industrial operations, where technology will restore the agility of frontline workers. In this episode of the podcast, the topic is "Augmenting Workers With Wearables." And our guest is Andrew Chrostowski, Chairman and CEO of RealWear. In this conversation, we talk about the brief history of indus…
In this episode of the Futurized podcast, we interview Claude Letourneau, CEO of Canadian scale-up company Svante about carbon removal challenges, the different technical approaches, who the players, startups, corporates, governments, and enablers are. Futurized goes beneath the trends to track the underlying forces of disruption in tech, policy, b…
In this episode of the Futurized podcast, our guest is Ted Shepherd, Professor, University of Reading, UK. We discuss climate storylines, a physically self-consistent unfolding of past events or of plausible future events or pathways. This is a relatively new method in climate science and diverges from the main approach taken by the UN climate pane…
In this episode of the Futurized podcast, we feature Trond Arne Undheim, Ph.D, Research Scholar in Global Systemic Risk, Innovation, and Policy at the Stanford Existential Risk Initiative (SERI), Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC), Stanford University about his work with the Stanford Cascading Risk Study. Stanford Cascading R…
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Episode 108: Lean Operations with John Carrier
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Augmented reveals the stories behind the new era of industrial operations, where technology will restore the agility of frontline workers. In this episode of the podcast, the topic is "Lean Operations." Our guest is John Carrier, Senior Lecturer of Systems Dynamics at MIT. In this conversation, we talk about the people dynamics that block efficienc…
In this episode of the Futurized podcast, we interview Jerome Glenn, Executive Director, The Millennium Project about his work at The Millennium Project,a voluntary global participatory think tank of futurists, scholars, scientists, business planners, and policymakers who work for international organizations, governments, corporations, NGOs, and un…
In this episode of the Futurized podcast, our guest is Vandana Singh, SciFi Author, Professor, Framingham State. We discuss Climate Imaginations, how climate is taught in college these days, and how to envision positive futures and motivate large-scale change. Futurized goes beneath the trends to track the underlying forces of disruption in tech, p…
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Episode 107: Explainability in AI with Julian Senoner
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Augmented reveals the stories behind the new era of industrial operations, where technology will restore the agility of frontline workers. In this episode of the podcast, the topic is "Explainability and AI." Our guest is Julian Senoner, CEO and Co-Founder of EthonAI. In this conversation, we talk about how to define explainable AI and its major ap…
In this episode of the Futurized podcast we interview Cindy Forde, Author of Bright New World: How to Make a Happy Planet, and Founder of Planetari. We discuss the challenge of communicating climate change to children. Futurized goes beneath the trends to track the underlying forces of disruption in tech, policy, business models, social dynamics an…
In this episode of the Futurized podcast, our guest is David Phillips, Head of UK and Investor Relations, Aker Carbon Capture. The topic is Industrial Carbon Removal. We discuss the intricacies of industrial carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS), which refers to a suite of technologies that can play a role in meeting global energy and clim…
In this episode of the Futurized podcast, the topic is: Foresight in US Intelligence. we interview Greg Treverton, Professor of Practice, UCSC, who is a former Chair of the U.S. National Intelligence Council. Futurized goes beneath the trends to track the underlying forces of disruption in tech, policy, business models, social dynamics and the envi…
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Episode 106: Post Lean with Frode Odegard
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Augmented reveals the stories behind the new era of industrial operations, where technology will restore the agility of frontline workers. In this episode of the podcast, the topic is "Post Lean." Our guest is Frode Odegard, Chairman and CEO at the Post-Industrial Institute. In this conversation, we talk about the post-industrial enterprise going b…
In this episode of the Futurized podcast, host Trond Arne Undheim interviews John Schaus, Senior Fellow at CSIS. They discuss CSIS’s flagship presentation on future trends, “Seven Revolutions: Scanning the Horizon Out to the Year 2035 and Beyond, ongoing research initiative at the Center for Strategic and International Studies to identify the most …
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Existential Risk conversation with Chat GPT
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Futurized goes beneath the trends to track the underlying forces of disruption in tech, policy, business models, social dynamics and the environment. I’m your host, Trond Arne Undheim (@trondau), futurist, scholar, author, investor, and serial entrepreneur. I am a Research scholar in Global Systemic Risk, Innovation, and Policy at Stanford Universi…
Futurized goes beneath the trends to track the underlying forces of disruption in tech, policy, business models, social dynamics and the environment. I’m your host, Trond Arne Undheim (@trondau), futurist, author, investor, and serial entrepreneur. Join me as I discuss the societal impact of deep tech such as AI, blockchain, IoT, nanotech, quantum,…
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Episode 105: Product Lifecycle Management's Momentum in Manufacturing with Jim Heppelmann
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Augmented reveals the stories behind the new era of industrial operations, where technology will restore the agility of frontline workers. In this episode of the podcast, the topic is "Product Lifecycle Management's Momentum in Manufacturing." Our guest is Jim Heppelmann, CEO of PTC. In this conversation, we talk about the why and the how of produc…
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Episode 104: A Scandinavian Perspective on Industrial Operator Independence with Johan Stahre
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Augmented reveals the stories behind the new era of industrial operations, where technology will restore the agility of frontline workers. In this episode of the podcast, the topic is "A Scandinavian Perspective on Industrial Operator Independence." Our guest is Johan Stahre, Professor and Chair of Production Systems at Chalmers University in Swede…
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Episode 103: Human-First AI with Christopher Nguyen
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Augmented reveals the stories behind the new era of industrial operations, where technology will restore the agility of frontline workers. In this episode of the podcast, the topic is Human-First AI. Our guest is Christopher Nguyen, CEO, and Co-Founder of Aitomatic. In this conversation, we talk about the why and the how of human-first AI because i…
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Episode 102: Lean Manufacturing with Michel Baudin
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Augmented reveals the stories behind the new era of industrial operations, where technology will restore the agility of frontline workers. In this episode of the podcast, the topic is Lean Manufacturing. Our guest is Michel Baudin, author, and owner of Takt Times Group. In this conversation, we talk about how industrial engineering equals the engin…
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Free Education Until You Start Your Career
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Futurized goes beneath the trends to track the underlying forces of disruption in tech, policy, business models, social dynamics and the environment. Futurized prepares YOU to think about how to deal with the next decade's disruption, so you can succeed and thrive no matter what happens. In this episode of the podcast, the topic is: Free Education …
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How Tech Companies Reinvent Themselves
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Futurized goes beneath the trends to track the underlying forces of disruption in tech, policy, business models, social dynamics and the environment. I’m your host, Trond Arne Undheim (@trondau), futurist, author, investor, and serial entrepreneur. Join me as I discuss the societal impact of deep tech such as AI, blockchain, IoT, nanotech, quantum,…
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Episode 101: How Academia Shapes Manufacturing with John Hart
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Augmented reveals the stories behind the new era of industrial operations, where technology will restore the agility of frontline workers. In this episode of the podcast, the topic is "How Academia Shapes Manufacturing". Our guest is John Hart, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director at the Center for Advanced Production Technologies at MI…
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What Tech Breakthroughs Are Needed For Asteroid Mining?
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Futurized goes beneath the trends to track the underlying forces of disruption in tech, policy, business models, social dynamics and the environment. I’m your host, Trond Arne Undheim (@trondau), futurist, author, investor, and serial entrepreneur. Join me as I discuss the societal impact of deep tech such as AI, blockchain, IoT, nanotech, quantum,…
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Episode 100: Innovating Across the Manufacturing Supply Chain
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Augmented reveals the stories behind the new era of industrial operations, where technology will restore the agility of frontline workers. In this episode of the podcast, the topic is Innovating Across the Manufacturing Supply Chain. Our guest is Antonio Hill, Head of Manufacturing Digital Solutions, Global Supply Chain at Stanley Black & Decker. I…
Futurized is a bi-weekly show, preparing YOU to think about how to deal with the next decade's disruption, so you can succeed and thrive no matter what happens. In this episode of the podcast, the topic is: Imagining Robotic Consciousness. Our guest is Gary F. Bengier, polymath, futurist, and author. In this conversation, they talk about the techno…
Augmented reveals the stories behind the new era of industrial operations, where technology will restore the agility of frontline workers. In this episode of the podcast, the topic is "Augmented Lean Prelaunch." Our guest is Natan Linder, in conversation with host, Trond Arne Undheim. In this conversation, we talk about the background of our co-aut…
Augmented reveals the stories behind the new era of industrial operations, where technology will restore the agility of frontline workers. In this episode of the podcast, the topic is Decarbonizing Logistics. Our guest is Alan McKinnon, Professor of Logistics at the Kühne Logistics University of Hamburg. In this conversation, we talk about the huge…
In this episode of the Futurized podcast, the topic is: The Emergence of Fusion Energy. Trond's guest is Andrew Holland, CEO of Fusion Industry Association. In this conversation, they talk about driving forces, startups, the role of industry associations, risks, regulatory uncertainties, , impact on climate change, and industry supply chains. If yo…
Augmented reveals the stories behind the new era of industrial operations, where technology will restore the agility of frontline workers. The topic is Industrial AI. Our guest is Professor Jay Lee, the Ohio Eminent Scholar, the L.W. Scott Alter Chair Professor in Advanced Manufacturing, and the Founding Director of the Industrial AI Center at the …
Futurized is a bi-weekly show, preparing YOU to think about how to deal with the next decade's disruption, so you can succeed and thrive no matter what happens. In this episode of the podcast, the topic is: What YOU can do to Save the Planet. Our guest is Justin Gillis, author, consultant, and speaker, former climate change journalist at The New Yo…
In this episode of the podcast, the topic is: Deep Tech in Abu Dhabi. Our guest is Ray O. Johnson, CEO of the Technology Innovation Institute. In this conversation, they talk about the transition from a petroleum based economy to a high tech economy. If you're new to the show, seek particular topics, or you are looking for a great way to tell your …
Augmented reveals the stories behind the new era of industrial operations, where technology will restore the agility of frontline workers. The topic is "The People Side of Lean." Our guest is Jeffrey Liker, academic, consultant, and best-selling author of The Toyota Way. In this conversation, we talk about how to develop internal organizational cap…
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The Hydrogen Economy Value Chain in Aviation
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In this episode of the Futurized podcast, the topic is: The Hydrogen Economy Value Chain in Aviation. Our guest is Paul Eremenko, CEO and co-founder of Universal Hydrogen. In this conversation, they talk about driving forces, R&D, risks, trade-offs, uncertainties, scalability, impact on climate change, economy, and on the industry supply chain. If …
Augmented reveals the stories behind the new era of industrial operations, where technology will restore the agility of frontline workers. In episode 17 of the podcast (@AugmentedPod), the topic is: Smart Manufacturing for All. Our guest is John Dyck, CEO at CESMII, the Smart Manufacturing Institute. After listening to this episode, check out CESMI…
Augmented reveals the stories behind the new era of industrial operations, where technology will restore the agility of frontline workers. In episode 43 of the podcast (@AugmentedPod), the topic is: Digitized Supply Chain. Our guest is Arun Kumar Bhaskara-Baba, Head of Global Manufacturing IT, Johnson & Johnson. In this conversation, we talk about …
Augmented reveals the stories behind the new era of industrial operations, where technology will restore the agility of frontline workers. In episode 27 of the podcast (@AugmentedPod), the topic is: Industry 4.0 Tools and Analytics. Our guest is Carl B. March, Director, Industry 4.0 at Stanley Black & Decker. In this conversation, we talk about wha…
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Episode 92: Emerging Interfaces for Human Augmentation
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Augmented reveals the stories behind the new era of industrial operations, where technology will restore the agility of frontline workers. In episode 24 of the podcast (@AugmentedPod), the topic is: Emerging Interfaces for Human Augmentation. Our guest is Pattie Maes, Professor at the MIT Media Lab. In this conversation, we talk about augmenting pe…
Augmented reveals the stories behind the new era of industrial operations, where technology will restore the agility of frontline workers. In episode 3 of the podcast, the topic is: Re-imagining workforce training. Our guest is Sarah Boisvert, Founder and CEO Fab Lab Hub, LLC and the non-profit New Collar Network. In this conversation, we talk abou…
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Episode 90: A Renaissance in Manufacturing
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Augmented reveals the stories behind the new era of industrial operations, where technology will restore the agility of frontline workers. In episode #4 of the podcast, the topic is: A Renaissance of Manufacturing. Our guest is Enno De Boer, Partner, Digital Manufacturing Lead, McKinsey. Augmented is a podcast for leaders, hosted by futurist Trond …
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Episode 89: The Fourth Industrial Revolution post-COVID-19
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Augmented reveals the stories behind the new era of industrial operations, where technology will restore the agility of frontline workers. In episode 9 of the podcast (@AugmentedPod), the topic is: The Fourth Industrial Revolution post-COVID-19. Our guest is Francisco, Betti, Head of Advanced Manufacturing and Production, World Economic Forum. In t…
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Episode 88: The Future of Digital in Manufacturing
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Augmented reveals the stories behind the new era of industrial operations, where technology will restore the agility of frontline workers. In episode 21 of the podcast @AugmentedPod, the topic is: "The Future of Digital in Manufacturing." Our guest is Çağlayan Arkan, VP of Manufacturing Industry at Microsoft (@Caglayan_Arkan). In this conversation,…
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Episode 87: A Brief History of Manufacturing Software
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In episode 10 of the podcast (@AugmentedPod), the topic is “A Brief History of Manufacturing Software.” Our guest is Rick Bullotta, Partner, TwinThread, and co-founder, ThingWorx. In this conversation, we talk about how Rick has shaped manufacturing software history and the lessons learned from being an early employee of Wonderware, the famous prec…
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Episode 86: Augmenting Industry: Reflections on Season 2
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Welcome to episode #86 of the Augmented Podcast (@AugmentedPod). Today's episode will be a reflection on Season 2. Join host and futurist Trond Arne Undheim (@trondau) as he reflects on season 2 of the Augmented podcast, diving into a few highlights from the season. Augmented reveals the stories behind the new era of industrial operations, where te…
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Episode 85: Industrial Cloud Interoperability
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This week on the podcast, (@AugmentedPod) we have Leon Kuperman, CTO of CAST.AI (@cast_ai) Futurist Trond Undheim hosts (@trondau), this is episode #85 of Season 2 and the topic is: Industrial Cloud Interoperability. In this conversation, we talk about cloud interoperability, whether it exists, why it's needed and what it could accomplish. We also …
This week on the podcast, (@AugmentedPod) we have Michelle Segrest, journalist, content creator, and owner of Navigate Content, Inc. (@michellesegrest) Futurist Trond Undheim hosts (@trondau), this is episode #83 of Season 2 and the topic is: Factory Journalism. Augmented reveals the stories behind the new era of industrial operations, where techno…
In episode 158 of the Futurized podcast, the topic is: The Real World Beyond Sustainability. Our guest is Dr. John R. Ehrenfeld, industrial ecology pioneer, ex-MIT researcher, and author. Futurized is a bi-weekly show, preparing YOU to think about how to deal with the next decade's disruption, so you can succeed and thrive no matter what happens. M…