The Systems Engineering Podcast

• Book Insights: "A Journey Through the Systems Landscape" by Harold "Bud" Lawson

  🎁 GET MY FREE PDF SUMMARY OF THIS BOOK BELOW 🎁 https://www.joshuasutherland.com/lp/free-pdf-notes-book-lawson-a-journey-through-the-systems-landscape/ Use the link above to get free instant access to my PDF notes on Harold "Bud" Lawson’s “A Journey Through the Systems Landscape”. ====================== 📚 WATCH MY VIDEO SUMMARIES OF THE MOST IMPORTANT BOOKS IN SYSTEMS ENGINEERING 📚 - Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLN00pQPRZHMeEp6ogIxxaPBF-iHuNVGXu - Best Systems Books: https://www.JoshuaSutherland.com/best-systems-books/ ====================== ☎️ COACHING, CONSULTING & TRAINING ☎️ - Book a Call: https://www.joshuasutherland.com/book-a-call/ - https://InternationalSystemsGroup.com/ ✉️ NEWSLETTER ✉️ - https://www.joshuasutherland.com/newsletter/ 🖐️ CONNECT WITH ME 🖐️ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuasutherland - https://www.JoshuaSutherland.com/ - https://www.TheSystemsEngineeringPodcast.com/ COURSES 🎬️ Scenarios and Making Future Proof Plans: https://www.udemy.com/course/making-future-proof-plans/?referralCode=B24BABD3F3A3EB986E8A 🎬️ Object Process Methodology (OPM) for MBSE: https://www.udemy.com/course/opm-for-mbse/?couponCode=OF83024F ====================== 🔗 EPISODE LINKS 🔗 - Book: https://www.collegepublications.co.uk/systems/?00001 - Harold ”Bud” Lawson: https://harold-lawson.com/ ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS ⏱️ 00:00:00 - Opening - Systems thinking vs. Systems acting 00:02:03 - Who is Joshua Sutherland? 00:02:24 - Other videos and resources 00:05:05 - Flicking through the book 00:05:50 - Harold "Bud" Lawson 00:06:27 - 1 - What is the central idea or argument of this book, and why does it matter? 00:10:30 - 2 - Who is the book for? How can YOU apply this to your work? 00:13:11 - 3 - Who was Harold "Bud" Lawson, and what role did he play in shaping systems thinking and systems engineering? 00:14:37 - 4 - How is the book organised? How should I read it? 00:17:56 - 5 - What are the key ideas Lawson presents in his "Introduction to Systems"? 00:28:38 - 6 - What is Lawson's "Systems Survival Kit"? 00:34:48 - 7 - What is Thinking in Systems vs. Acting in Systems? 00:42:04 - 8 - What are some key topics from Systems Thinking? 00:42:55 - 9 - What are some key topics from Acting in Systems? 00:43:57 - 10 - What are the case studies presented in the book? 00:46:30 - 11 - What is the importance of change management to systems? 00:48:11 - 12 - What is Life Cycle Management? 00:49:21 - 13 - Why talk about Data vs. Information vs. Knowledge in a systems book? What is the difference? What about Ontologies and Taxonomies? 00:53:34 - 14 - Organizations and Enterprises as Systems 00:54:52 - 15 - Concluding Thoughts 00:56:19 - Unit X Giveaway 00:57:36 - Other books ====================== 📖 BOOK CITATION 📖 Lawson, Harold W. A journey through the systems landscape. College Publications, 2010. 📖 BOOK DESCRIPTION 📖 Systems are everywhere and affect us daily in our private and professional lives. We all use the word “system” to describe something that is essential but often abstract, complex and even mysterious. However, learning to utilize system concepts as first class objects as well as methodologies for systems thinking and systems engineering provides a basis for removing the mystery and moving towards mastery even for complex systems. This journey through the Systems Landscape has been developed to promote learning to “think” and “act” in terms of systems. A unique aspect is the introduction of concrete system semantics provided as a “system survival kit” and based upon a limited number of concepts and principles as well as a mental model called the system-coupling diagram. This discipline independent presentation assists individuals and is essential for building a learning organization that can utilize a systems approach to achieving its enterprise goals. The eight chapters are presented as stops along a journey that successively build system knowledge. Each chapter terminates with a Knowledge Verification section that provides questions and exercises for individuals and groups. Case studies reflecting the utilization of the system related concepts, principles and methodologies are provided as chapter interludes.

  --------  

  59:08
• Book Insights: "Unit X: How the Pentagon and Silicon Valley Are Transforming the Future of War" by Raj M. Shah & Christopher Kirchhoff

  🎁 GET MY FREE PDF SUMMARY OF THIS BOOK BELOW 🎁 https://www.joshuasutherland.com/lp/free-pdf-notes-book-shah-unit-x/ Use the link above to get free instant access to my PDF notes on Raj M. Shah and Christopher Kirchhoff's "Unit X: How the Pentagon and Silicon Valley Are Transforming the Future of War". ====================== 📚 WATCH MY VIDEO SUMMARIES OF THE MOST IMPORTANT BOOKS IN SYSTEMS ENGINEERING 📚 - Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLN00pQPRZHMeEp6ogIxxaPBF-iHuNVGXu- Best Systems Books: https://www.JoshuaSutherland.com/best-systems-books/ ====================== ☎️ COACHING, CONSULTING & TRAINING ☎️ - Book a Call: https://www.joshuasutherland.com/book-a-call/- https://InternationalSystemsGroup.com/ ✉️ NEWSLETTER ✉️ - https://www.joshuasutherland.com/newsletter/ 🖐️ CONNECT WITH ME 🖐️ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuasutherland - https://www.JoshuaSutherland.com/ - https://www.TheSystemsEngineeringPodcast.com/ COURSES 🎬️ Scenarios and Making Future Proof Plans: https://www.udemy.com/course/making-future-proof-plans/?referralCode=B24BABD3F3A3EB986E8A 🎬️ Object Process Methodology (OPM) for MBSE: https://www.udemy.com/course/opm-for-mbse/?couponCode=OF83024F ====================== 🔗 EPISODE LINKS 🔗 - Book: https://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/Unit-X/Raj-M-Shah/9781668031384 - Raj M. Shah: https://shieldcap.com/team/raj-shah - Christopher Kirchhoff: https://www.christopherkirchhoff.com/about-me ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS ⏱️ 00:00:00 - Opening 00:13:48 - 1 - What is the central idea or argument of this book, and why does it matter? 00:20:08 - 2 - How is the book organised? How should I read it? 00:33:21 - 3 - What is DIUx, and why was it created? What makes it unique? 00:36:54 - 4 - What are some of the key challenges the U.S. military faces in adopting new technology? 00:41:30 - 5 - How did DIUx overcome resistance from Congress and within the Pentagon? 00:45:58 - 6 - What are some real-world examples of innovations enabled by DIUx? 00:51:04 - 7 - Are there other entities like DIUx in the world? In military or otherwise? 00:55:39 - 8 - What role did key figures, like Ash Carter and Eric Schmidt, play in this story? 01:00:39 - 9 - How do the authors portray the global stakes, particularly regarding China’s advancements? 01:03:12 - 10 - What does the future of warfare look like, according to this book? 01:03:34 - 11 - Ethical Considerations of AI in Warfare 01:04:10 - 12 - What lessons can businesses and governments learn from the DIUx model? 01:07:03 - 13 - Book's Reception and Impact 01:08:46 - 14 - Concluding Thoughts ====================== 📖 BOOK CITATION 📖 Unit X: How the Pentagon and Silicon Valley Are Transforming the Future of War Raj M. Shah Christopher Kirchhoff  Scribner, 2024. 📖 BOOK DESCRIPTION 📖 A riveting inside look at an elite unit within the Pentagon—the Defense Innovation Unit, also known as Unit X—whose mission is to bring Silicon Valley’s cutting-edge technology to America’s military: from the two men who launched the unit. A vast and largely unseen transformation of how war is fought as profound as the invention of gunpowder or advent of the nuclear age is occurring. Flying cars that can land like helicopters, artificial intelligence-powered drones that can fly into buildings and map their interiors, microsatellites that can see through clouds and monitor rogue missile sites—all these and more are becoming part of America’s DIU-fast-tracked arsenal.

  --------  

  1:13:47
• 012 - Pari Singh – Fast, Iterative & Collaborative

  Pari Singh is the CEO of Flow Engineering   NEWSLETTER SIGN UP: - https://www.joshuasutherland.com/newsletter/   TRANSCRIPT AND EPISODE DETAILS: - https://www.thesystemsengineeringpodcast.com/podcast-012/   EPISODE LINKS: - Flow Engineering: https://flowengineering.com/ - Pari’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/parisingh/   OUTLINE TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:01:00 - Flow Engineering 00:03:06 - Systems Engineering and Design Teams 00:06:02 - The Evolution of Systems Engineering Tools 00:11:11 - Building Capability Step by Step 00:13:20 - Analogue, Digital, and Systems Phases of Engineering 00:16:14 - Flow Engineering's Genesis and Mission 00:25:54 - Client Engagement and Product Lifecycle 00:29:44 - Systems Engineering and Modern Industries 00:36:11 - Navigating the Various Engineering Tools 00:42:52 - Safety Concerns in Fast-Paced Engineering 00:45:02 - Far future 00:49:22 - Vertical Integration and Manufacturing Decisions 00:53:29 - Avoid being spread too thin 01:01:08 - Role of AI 01:04:50 - Closing   SOCIAL: - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuasutherland - https://www.joshuasutherland.com/ - https://www.thesystemsengineeringpodcast.com/

  --------  

  1:06:18
• 011 - Ivan Mactaggart – INCOSE UK Past President

  Ivan Mactaggart was INCOSE UK President 2016 – 2018. NEWSLETTER SIGN UP: - https://www.joshuasutherland.com/newsletter/  TRANSCRIPT AND EPISODE DETAILS: - https://www.thesystemsengineeringpodcast.com/podcast-011/ EPISODE LINKS: - INCOSE UK (to be renamed IfSE): https://INCOSEuk.org/  - Ivan’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivanmactaggart/ OUTLINE TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Introduction 01:59 - Experience and perspectives as INCOSE UK president. 04:36 - Priorities during his presidency 09:18 - INCOSE UK’s journey to be a Professional Engineering Institution and rename to the Institute for Systems Engineering (IfSE) 18:17 - Relationships and friendships formed in INCOSE 22:31 - Member to becoming the president of INCOSE UK 38:38 - Role of INCOSE UK in influencing engineering policy 50:10 - Ivan's current work in rail 53:12 - Closing thoughts SOCIAL: - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuasutherland - https://www.joshuasutherland.com/ - https://www.thesystemsengineeringpodcast.com/

  --------  

  57:56
• 010 - Olivier de Weck – Technology Roadmapping and Quantitative Technology Management

  https://www.thesystemsengineeringpodcast.com/podcast-010/ Discussion with Prof. Olivier de Weck about Technology Roadmapping. Including his 2022 book "Technology Roadmapping and Development: A Quantitative Approach to the Management of Technology"  Olivier is Apollo Program Professor of Astronautics and Engineering Systems at MIT & the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. Previously Olivier was Editor-in-Chief for INCOSE’s Systems Engineering journal and Senior Vice President for Technology Planning and Roadmapping at Airbus. Links from discussion: 1. MIT Professional Education courses (including Technology Roadmapping): https://professional.mit.edu/programs/faculty-profiles/olivier-de-weck 2. Olivier's 2022 Book: "Technology Roadmapping and Development": https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-88346-1 3. MIT's Roadmaps Home Page: https://roadmaps.mit.edu/index.php/Main_Page Time stamps: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:00 What is technology Rd mapping and why should their organisation be doing it? 00:02:10 1962 JFK speech “We choose to go to the Moon in this decade…” example of a roadmap? 00:05:55 Figures of Merit (FoM), Utopian points, unachievable roadmaps & solar powered aircraft 00:10:22 Multidisciplinary nature of roadmaps & CFOs Chief Financial Officer is perhaps the most powerful person in the company 00:13:54 Value of traceability. Strategic Drivers to Roadmaps to Figures of Merit to R&D Projects Portfolio 00:16:47 Size of organisations to use roadmaps. Airbus is very complicated company… 00:19:03 Interfacing to suppliers of subsystems (e.g. aero engines) 00:23:36 Large amounts of information & keeping roadmaps updated 00:30:53 Disruptive innovation and Figure of Merit Changes 00:33:40 Handling disruptions from outside an industry (e.g. COVID-19, September 11th, Financial crisis of 2008) 00:36:51 MIT Online Course on Technology Roadmapping 00:38:14 Closing

  --------  

  38:49

Weitere Technologie Podcasts

Trending Technologie Podcasts

Über The Systems Engineering Podcast