The Systems Engineering Podcast

https://www.TheSystemsEngineeringPodcast.com/ https://www.JoshuaSutherland.com/ Cutting edge ideas from the world's leading systems engineering experts. Some recent topics include: Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), INCOSE, Project Management, System Architecture, Systems Level Design, Systems Engineering, Engineering Management, Teamwork

Dov Dori Interview - The Origins & Future of OPM (Object-Process Methodology)

🎁 GET MY FREE PDF SUMMARY OF THIS EPISODE BELOW 🎁 https://www.joshuasutherland.com/lp/free-pdf-notes-podcast-2025-12-04-dov-dori-interview/   Use the link above to get free instant access to my PDF notes.   ======================   ☎️ 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 🔗 - Prof. Dov Dori: -- https://dovdori.technion.ac.il/ -- https://professional.mit.edu/programs/faculty-profiles/dov-dori -- https://www.linkedin.com/in/dov-dori-90973 - OPCloud: https://www.opcloud.tech/   - Book: Dori, D. (2016). Model-based systems engineering with OPM and SysML (Vol. 15). New York: Springer. - Book: Dori, D. (2002). Object-process methodology: A holistic systems paradigm; with cd-rom. Springer Science & Business Media.   - ISO 19450:2024 - Object-Process Methodology: https://www.iso.org/standard/84612.html   Selected Papers: - Kang, X., Shteingardt, V., Wang, Y., & Dori, D. (2025). Neuro-Conceptual Artificial Intelligence: Integrating OPM with Deep Learning to Enhance Question Answering Quality. arXiv e-prints, arXiv-2502. - Dori, Dov. "Model‐based standards authoring: ISO 15288 as a case in point." Systems Engineering 27.2 (2024): 302-314. - Yaroker, Y., Perelman, V. and Dori, D. (2013), An OPM conceptual model-based executable simulation environment: Implementation and evaluation. Syst. Engin., 16: 381-390. - Somekh, J., Choder, M., & Dori, D. (2012). Conceptual model-based systems biology: Mapping knowledge and discovering gaps in the mRNA transcription cycle. PloS one, 7(12), e51430.   ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS ⏱️ 00:00:00 Introduction — Who is Dov Dori, what is OPM + PDF notes  00:01:48 OPM fundamentals — objects, processes, diagrams + OPL 00:05:03 Learning OPM quickly — simplicity, books, OPC Cloud 00:07:25 Origin — from information systems to systems engineering 00:14:35 ISO 19450 journey — PAS → ISO, qualitative OPM only 00:16:55 Conceptual → computational OPM — attributes, formulas, simulation 00:18:20 OPM + AI — OPL interpretation, natural language → models 00:24:15 Model-based ISO standards, contradictions, risk modelling 00:35:20 Feedback loops, system dynamics, modelling depth 00:36:50 OPM vs SysML — strengths, diagrams, communication  00:44:20 Beyond engineering — law, contracts, patents, structured knowledge  00:57:30 Neuron demo — OPM in biology + AI narrative generation  01:06:20 Future of OPM — education, kids, neuro-conceptual AGI 01:16:35 Final message  01:17:37 Outro — download PDF notes, buy books, training etc  

12-12
01:18:21

William D. Miller Interview — Back to Our Roots - INCOSE's Future of Systems Engineering (FuSE)

🎁 GET MY FREE PDF SUMMARY OF THIS EPISODE BELOW 🎁 https://www.joshuasutherland.com/lp/free-pdf-notes-podcast-2025-09-19-william-d-miller-interview/   Use the link above to get free instant access to my PDF notes.   ======================   ☎️ 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 🔗 William D. Miller: - https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-miller-504a882/ INCOSE Future of Systems Engineering (FuSE): - https://www.incose.org/communities/working-groups-initiatives/fuse INCOSE Systems Engineering Vision 2035: - https://www.incose.org/publications/se-vision-2035   ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS ⏱️ 00:00:00 Introduction + who is Bill; PDF summary 00:01:05 At INCOSE IW 2025 — What is the future of SE? 00:01:15 Vision 2035 and shift from process to engineering of systems 00:01:36 The "ilities" challenge — integrating quality metrics 00:01:46 What a chief systems engineer actually does (requirements → sell-off) 00:02:31 Cross-discipline story - the F=ma whiteboard test 00:03:08 Back to our roots — process ≠ outcomes; "engineering of systems" 00:03:51 Four workstreams - foundations, methodology, vision/roadmap, applications 00:04:04 Application extensions beyond aero/defense (incl. healthcare, automotive) 00:04:22 Energy transition focus 00:04:36 Kodiak Island microgrid case (hydro, diesel, wind, crane regen, flywheel) 00:06:32 2003 Northeast blackout — overlooked dependencies at airports 00:07:42 Fukushima lesson — scenario planning (CONOPS) and tsunami risk 00:08:29 How to get involved- search "Systems Engineering Vision 2035" 00:08:57 Be proactive — we can't be passive about the vision 00:09:45 Vision 2035 structure - trends, current state, future, roadmap (2025/2030/2035) 00:10:53 Parting message - collaborate across the whole systems community 00:11:17 Wrap-up and thanks  

09-19
11:24

Michael D. Watson Interview — INCOSE President (2026–2027) & NASA's Theory of Systems Engineering

🎁 GET MY FREE PDF SUMMARY OF THIS EPISODE BELOW 🎁 https://www.joshuasutherland.com/lp/free-pdf-notes-podcast-2025-09-12-michael-d-watson-interview/   Use the link above to get free instant access to my PDF notes.   ======================   ☎️ 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 🔗 Michael D. Watson: - https://www.incose.org/about-incose/organization/leadership/michael-watson-bio - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-watson-33294183/ NASA/TP–20205003644: Engineering Elegant Systems: - https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/nasa_tp_20205003644_interactive2.pdf   ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS ⏱️ 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:19 What it's like being INCOSE President-Elect? 00:02:26 From NASA work to INCOSE principles (and why principles matter) 00:03:20 Origin of NASA's "Engineering Elegant Systems: Theory of Systems Engineering" 00:05:15 Why systems engineering is essential at NASA 00:07:03 Adoption & impact: principles → handbooks and guidance 00:08:15 The commercial space shift - beyond big gov & primes - Parallels with aviation 00:12:25 Shuttle reuse realities vs early vision 00:14:21 Tech transfer NASA → commercial engines & rockets 00:16:46 Advice to students/early-career degrees, paths, options 00:18:26 Multiple pathways machining, manufacturing, precision build 00:20:33 How to get involved with INCOSE  

09-12
22:07

INCOSE President Ralf Hartmann - Making Systems Engineering Truly Global

INCOSE (International Council on Systems Engineering) President Ralf Hartmann explains the global evolution of systems engineering, the unique role of the International Workshop, and how INCOSE is connecting technical leaders around the world. ======================   ☎️ 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 🔗 - INCOSE (International Council on Systems Engineering): – https://www.incose.org/ - Ralf Hartmann INCOSE President 2024-2025: – https://www.linkedin.com/in/ralf-hartmann-1a03a214 – https://www.incose.org/about-incose/organization/leadership/ralf-hartmann-bio   ======================  

07-21
08:22

System Science Matters -- ISSS President Gary Smith (International Society for the Systems Sciences)

Gary Smith explains the importance of systems science and how he has used his presidency of the ISSS to enable collaboration within the wider systems community. ====================== ☎️ 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 🔗 - International Society for the Systems Sciences (ISSS): – https://www.isss.org/home/ - Gary Smith ISSS President 2024: – https://www.isss.org/isss-president-gary-smith/ – https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-smith-5338aa4/   ======================  

07-18
07:02

The Built Environment Connective - Mark Enzer and Alexandra Bolton - Join the Movement

🖐️Join us on 3 July 2025🖐️ 1.30pm-5pm BST (in person at Imperial College, London or online): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/connect-to-change-tickets-1349530474979?aff=oddtdtcreator   🔗 EPISODE LINKS 🔗 - 3 July 2025 Connect to Change Event (register for in person or online): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/connect-to-change-tickets-1349530474979?aff=oddtdtcreator - Built Environment Connective (including links to documents): https://be-connective.com/ - Built Environment Connective: https://www.linkedin.com/company/built-environment-connective - Mark Enzer OBE: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-enzer/ - Alexandra Bolton OBE: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandra-bolton-cw/   ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS ⏱️ 00:00:00 - Opening meeting Mark Enzer and Alexandra Bolton 00:00:32 - What is the Built Environment?   00:02:30 - Why systems thinking is essential 00:04:30 - Long life of the Built Environment 00:05:07 - Connected systems, disconnected institutions 00:08:30 - Urgency and long-term planning   00:09:58 - Legacy and long life of infrastructure   00:13:25 - Infrastructure corridors and lost opportunities 00:18:30 - What is the Built Environment Connective? 00:20:13 - What got the Built Environment Connective started and getting involved? 00:26:22 - Details about the 3rd July 2025 event 00:28:40 - Avoiding systems thinking as a buzzword 00:33:25 - Defining outcomes vs. defaulting to interventions 00:38:20 - The Scope-Outcomes-Systems-Interventions-Feedback model 00:47:46 - Lessons from other sectors and countries 00:52:20 - Final thoughts   ======================   ☎️ 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   ======================  

07-01
53:55

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.

12-22
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.

12-02
01:13:47

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/

01-17
01:06:18

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/

01-04
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

12-30
38:49

009 – Jordan Kyriakidis – Better Requirements with QRA Corp

https://www.thesystemsengineeringpodcast.com/podcast-009/   Discussion with Jordan about the current state of Systems Engineering and where it can go in the future. Before founding QRA Corp, Jordan was a professor of quantum physics at Dalhousie University. "QRA Corp's mission is to accelerate the design process across industries who are tackling the most complex systems by empowering them to build tomorrow's safe, secure, and incredibly powerful products. QRA's technology, patented toolsets, and capabilities have been used to avoid stressful reworks, enable confident engineering, and find previously undetected catastrophic flaws." https://qracorp.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordankyriakidis/ https://jordan-kyriakidis.medium.com/ Time stamps: 0:00:00 Introduction 0:00:56 Jordan's Background 0:01:24 QRA is centered on requirements and improving requirements 0:07:56 Entrepreneurship background 0:12:01 Current state of systems engineering 0:15:44 Impact of quantum computers 0:17:49 Rise in AI 0:22:06 Industries in demand for systems engineering 0:24:23 Culture differences in various domains 0:26:29 Processing requirements in different languages? 0:28:01 System Engineering in the next 10 years 0:33:37 Largest semiconductor manufacturer Nvidia 0:35:25 Demand of quality products from the consumers 0:36:40 Advice for novices in system engineering 0:39:40 Design level thinking 0:41:31 Jordan transition from being a Professor to CEO 0:45:51 Career opportunities at QRA Corp 0:47:53 Impact of Covid in day to day business operations 0:53:22 Conclusion

07-07
54:42

008 - Mats Larsson - Mats Larsson – UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Discussion with Mats Larsson regarding United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/   Mats Larsson is author of: The Blind Guardians of Ignorance: Covid-19, Sustainability, and Our Vulnerable. A handbook for change leaders, young and old. Amazon USA: https://www.amazon.com/Blind-Guardians-Ignorance-Sustainability-Vulnerable/dp/1788360486/ Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Blind-Guardians-Ignorance-Sustainability-Vulnerable/dp/1788360486 Amazon Canada: https://www.amazon.ca/Blind-Guardians-Ignorance-Sustainability-Vulnerable/dp/1788360486/   Audio only available: https://www.joshuasutherland.com/podcast-008/   Timestamps: 00:00 Intro – Music 00:12 Episode 29:37 Get in contact

01-07
32:15

007 – Mats Larsson – Boris Johnson's "10 Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution"

Discussion with Mats Larsson regarding Boris Johnson's "Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution for 250,000 jobs" announced on 2020-11-18: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-outlines-his-ten-point-plan-for-a-green-industrial-revolution-for-250000-jobs https://www.edie.net/news/11/Boris-Johnson-unveils--12bn-spending-commitment-for-10-point-net-zero-transition-plan/ Mats Larsson is author of: The Blind Guardians of Ignorance: Covid-19, Sustainability, and Our Vulnerable. A handbook for change leaders, young and old. Amazon USA: https://www.amazon.com/Blind-Guardians-Ignorance-Sustainability-Vulnerable/dp/1788360486/ Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Blind-Guardians-Ignorance-Sustainability-Vulnerable/dp/1788360486 Amazon Canada: https://www.amazon.ca/Blind-Guardians-Ignorance-Sustainability-Vulnerable/dp/1788360486/ Audio only available: https://www.joshuasutherland.com/podcast-007/ Timestamps: 00:00 Intro – Music 00:12 Intro – To episode Boris Johnson's "Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution for 250,000 jobs" 01:38 Need for a systems approach 42:20 Reviewing each of the Ten Points 52:25 Closing === Send feedback and comments to: joshua@joshuasutherland.com https://www.joshuasutherland.com

11-29
53:40

006 – Mats Larsson – The Blind Guardians of Ignorance: Covid-19, Sustainability, and Our Vulnerable

Interview with Mats Larsson author of: The Blind Guardians of Ignorance: Covid-19, Sustainability, and Our Vulnerable. A handbook for change leaders, young and old. Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Blind-Guardians-Ignorance-Sustainability-Vulnerable/dp/1788360486  MATS'S WEB LINKS: http://getinstitute.com/mats-r-larsson/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/mats-larsson-4098392/ Podcast Page: https://www.joshuasutherland.com/podcast-006/  Timestamps: 00:00 Intro – Music 00:10 Intro – Mats Larsson 00:53 Explain the book title 01:37 What are the challenges for the future? 03:41 Sustainability is not about the environment? Peak oil? 06:12 Book structure. 1. Age of Ignorance. 2. Driving the Change. 3. Starting the Transformation. 08:34 The Age of Ignorance. Covid-19 exposes production challenges? Economic growth challenges? How to maintain growth? 16:20 What is the end state? Where do we want society to go? 18:46 Who is working on the economic research for stable state economies? 20:04 Why not follow Elon Musk to Mars? 22:59 Taking for granted luxuries of the modern world? Production systems are fragile? 25:46 How does Covid-19 change your thinking on these topics? 30:08 Efficiency removes buffers, but we need buffers for resilience? 32:31 Economic measures of resilience? 36:46 Growth model is in the human spirit? In our DNA? 40:16 "A handbook" for change leaders. What is a handbook and who is a change leader? 45:10 Change management. How slow change can be in large companies. Can we make such big changes in a quick time? Like WW2? Examples of these large endeavours. 54:13 Does IT technology not make things easier now to meet the challenges? 57:48 People are now experts. No one is looking at the big picture and addressing the big picture problems? 1:01:11 People are more interested in sustainability now, but are Greta's environmental protests useful? What should people do? 1:05:45 Large companies often have people with the skills needed. Business managers. 1:06:38 How did Mats get into this area? 1:10:06 Change in public awareness of the ideas over the last 30 years 1:14:07 How are these projects financed? 1:17:05 Electric vehicles. What is your advice for auto executives and governments? 1:24:24 Governments need to finance breakthrough technologies? 1:27:40 Do we need competition to tackle the challenges of the future? USA vs. China vs. EU ? 1:37:30 Tesla created their own infrastructure for electric vehicle charging. Good idea?1:41:36 We need people to run experiments of business models for sustainability?  1:48:35 What are the key points you would like a reader to take away from reading your book? 1:53:36 Rate to convert conventional vehicles to electric vehicles 2:00:25 How to get the book. When it is out? What is the cover like? 2:02:26 Final thoughts 2:04:03 Contact details

10-28
02:04:53

005 – COVID-19 & SYSTEMS ENGINEERING: CONSEQUENCES - SE Experts Answer

Subscribe: https://www.joshuasutherland.com/podcast/ Transcript: https://www.joshuasutherland.com/podcast-005/ In this episode we are going to be exploring the CONSEQUENCES of COVID-19 on SYSTEMS ENGINEERING with SE experts from around the world. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro - Mini 00:20 Intro - Full 02:11 Dov Dori - Technion & MIT 06:29 Bruce Cameron - MIT & Technology Strategy Partners 09:30 Mo Mansouri - Stevens Institute of Technology 11:38 Jon Holt - Scarecrow Consultants & Cranfield University 15:25 Alan Harding - BAE Systems & INCOSE Past President 17:56 Mike Johnson - SE-Training GmbH 21:59 Mohammad Chami - Chami Consulting 24:47 Joshua Sutherland 31:34 Outro Guest details: Prof. Dov Dori https://web.iem.technion.ac.il/en/people/userprofile/dori.html Professor at Technion - Israel Institute of Technology & Visiting Professor at MIT Inventor of Object Process Methodology (OPM): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object_Process_Methodology OPM Book: http://bit.ly/MBSE-with-OPM  OPM Software: https://www.opcloud.tech/  OPM Online Training: https://www.edx.org/professional-certificate/israelx-model-based-systems-engineering Bruce Cameron is the Director of the System Architecture Group at MIT, and a co-founder of Technology Strategy Partners. http://systemarchitect.mit.edu/ http://t-s-partners.com/ Prof. Mo Mansouri, PhD Mo is a faculty member at School of Systems and Enterprises and the Program Director for Systems Engineering Programs at Stevens Institute of Technology. He is also a visiting professor at University of South-Eastern Norway. He teaches Research Methodology at doctorate, Systems Thinking and Governing Development at master and Operations Management at bachelor levels. His research on Systems Governance, Policy Designs and Resilience in Societal Systems. https://web.stevens.edu/facultyprofile/?id=1301 Prof. Jon Holt PhD, BEng, CEng FIET, FBCS CITP, MINCOSE Jon is current director of Scarecrow Consultants., the Technical Director of INCOSE UK and a Professor of Systems Engineering at Cranfield University. He is the author of 15 books on model-based Systems Engineering, and in 2015 was identified as one of the 25th most-influential Systems Engineers by INCOSE. Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-holt-a4a5bb1/ https://www.scarecrowconsultants.co.uk/ Alan Harding CEng FIET MINCOSE Alan Harding is the lead for information systems engineering within the BAE Systems - Air business in the UK. He has over 30 years experience in systems engineering. Alan is a past president of INCOSE (International Council on Systems Engineering). Twitter: https://twitter.com/alan_shropshire Mike Johnson CSEP Mike is a Systems Engineering expert based in Switzerland, with a strong passion for complex problem solving and holistic thinking. SE-Training GmbH https://www.se-training.net/en/ Mohammad Chami Founder of Chami Consulting | MBSE Services, and a full-time, tool-independent, Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) consultant. Website: https://chamiconsulting.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohachami Twitter: https://twitter.com/MohammadChami === Tags: Systems Engineering, Covid-19, Coronavirus, MBSE, Model-Based Systems Engineering, Object Process Methodology, OPM, SysML #COVID19 #SystemsEngineering #coronavirus Send feedback and comments to: joshua@joshuasutherland.com https://www.joshuasutherland.com

05-19
32:12

Limited time offer: $200 Udemy Systems Engineering Online Course for FREE!

LIMITED TIME OFFER: Sign up for the newsletter and receive a $200 training course of your choice for FREE Details are here: https://www.joshuasutherland.com/special-offer-join-the-mailing-list-and-get-a-200-course-for-free/ https://www.joshuasutherland.com/newsletter/   Use it on this course? Object Process Methodology (OPM) for Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) Online Course https://www.joshuasutherland.com/training-courses/opm-for-mbse/

03-10
00:47

004 – Ricardo Viana Vargas – Brightline Project Management Institute (PMI)

Interview with Ricardo Viana Vargas – Brightline Project Management Institute (PMI) – Project Management & Strategy Implementation http://www.joshuasutherland.com/podcast-004/ Check out Ricardo online: https://ricardo-vargas.com/ https://www.brightline.org/

03-01
23:28

003 – Heinz Stoewer – Space Systems Engineer & INCOSE Past President

Heinz Stoewer – Space Systems Engineer & INCOSE Past President on the Joshua Sutherland Podcast.   http://www.joshuasutherland.com/podcast-003/   Check out Heinz's profile on INCOSE's website: https://www.incose.org/docs/default-source/memberspotlight/past-president-heinz-stoewer.pdf?sfvrsn=2&sfvrsn=2

03-01
10:54

002 – Hillary Sillitto – Architecting Systems: Concepts, Principles and Practice

Interview with Hillary Sillitto author of "Architecting Systems: Concepts, Principles and Practice" Check out Hillary's website here to learn more about the book: http://sillittoenterprises.com/ Links to things mentioned in the interview: Book: Architecting Systems – concepts, principles and practice. By Hillary Sillitto, 2014 Journal Paper: Dori, Dov, and Hillary Sillitto. "What is a system? An ontological framework." Systems Engineering 20.3 (2017): 207-219. Conference Paper: Sillitto, Hillary, Dov Dori, Regina M. Griego, Scott Jackson, Daniel Krob, Patrick Godfrey, Eileen Arnold, James Martin, and Dorothy McKinney. "Defining "system": a comprehensive approach." In INCOSE International Symposium, vol. 27, no. Journal: https://physicsworld.com/ Challenger Shuttle Disaster: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Challenger_disaster  INCOSE Complexity Primer White Paper: https://www.incose.org/docs/default-source/ProductsPublications/a-complexity-primer-for-systems-engineers.pdf?sfvrsn=0&sfvrsn=0 INCOSE Complexity Primer Presentation: https://www.incose.org/docs/default-source/default-document-library/complexity-primer-overview.pdf?sfvrsn=0  Book: Systems Architecting: Creating & Building Complex Systems. By Eberhardt Rechtin, 1990. Book: Anticipatory Systems: Philosophical, Mathematical and Methodological Foundations. By Robert Rosen, 2012 Book: The Incremental Commitment Spiral Model: Principles and Practices for Successful Systems and Software. By Barry Boehm, Jo Ann Lane, Supannika Koolmanojwong, Richard Turner, 2014. Book:  Anticipatory Systems: Philosophical, Mathematical and Methodological Foundations. By Robert Rosen, 2012 INCOSE papers and presentations library: https://www.incose.org/ProductsPublications/Papers-Presentations-library

03-01
59:52

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