Engineering Failures with Sean Brady

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Think you know ChatGPT's custom GPTs? 🤔 Probably not. Last week, we tackled the basics and what's new with OpenAI's refreshed GPTs. For this AI Working Wednesdays episode, we're getting into some advanced techniques to hep you win back time. ↳ using the crazy powerful o3 model to your GPT's advantage ↳ context stacking ↳ custom actions to connect to third party sites Yeah.... don't sleep on this one shorties. Ep 563: ChatGPT's New Custom GPT's: Advanced techniques to win back time Newsletter: Sign up for our free daily newsletter More on this Episode: Episode Page Join the discussion: Thoughts on this? Join the convo and connect with other AI leaders on LinkedIn. Upcoming Episodes: Check out the upcoming Everyday AI Livestream lineup Website: YourEverydayAI.com Email The Show: info@youreverydayai.com Connect with Jordan on LinkedIn Topics Covered in This Episode: Custom GPTs: Advanced Techniques Overview OpenAI's Context Stacking Strategy O3 Model's Thinking Capabilities Building Efficient Custom GPTs Custom Actions and API Integration Zapier Integration for Dynamic Data ChatGPT's Context Window Management Creating Evergreen Podcast Content Timestamps: 00:00 Custom GPTs: Evolution and Insights 03:23 "Mastering GPT Context Stacking" 09:31 "Context Stacking in Chat GPT" 11:20 GPT Context Switching Advantage 15:33 Customizable GPT Usage Explained 19:51 Evergreen Episode Update Strategy 21:44 Optimizing AI for Continued Learning 23:48 "O-Series Models: Advanced AI Capabilities" 28:41 Building GPTs for Episode Research 30:03 GPT Model Customization and Sharing 33:18 Securing API Keys in GPTs 36:55 Zapier Enhances GPT Email Capabilities 42:12 "Use Chrome Extensions for Tokens" 43:48 "AI at Work Wednesdays Survey" Keywords: OpenAI's custom GPTs, advanced techniques, save time, context stacking, o three model, ChatGPT updates, logic and reasoning, plan ahead capabilities, agentic tools, custom actions, third party data, API, building GPTs, leveraging AI, context window, transformer model, generative AI, organization usage, fine tuning performance, productivity enhancement, AI agents, AI tools integration, custom configuration, everyday applications, tech strategies, new rendition, midweek break, AI experts, smarter AI usage, AI-powered planning, AI transformations. Ep 563: ChatGPT's New Custom GPT's: Advanced techniques to win back time Send Everyday AI and Jordan a text message. (We can't reply back unless you leave contact info) Ready for ROI on GenAI? Go to youreverydayai.com/partner…

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Engineering Failures with Sean Brady

Engineering Heroes

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This is a podcast about the engineering challenges that are facing today’s society.
These are our Engineering Heroes. A podcast from Engineers Australia.

Your hosts are Melanie and Dominic De Gioia

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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1. Engineering Failures with Sean Brady (00:00:00)

2. Midroll (00:09:07)

102 episodes

#Science #Tech #Careers #Society #Business #Melanie and Dominic De Gioia #Dominic De Gioia

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Progressive Diversity With Lauren Mua 30:45

4 years ago30:45

30:45

The conversation on diversity has been going for decades. Lauren Mua spoke to Mel & Dom about Progressive Diversity. She has seen and experienced changes in the industry during her 10+ years as an engineer. “ I put progressive in front of that diversity, because I see it as something that … is about moving forward, promoting change and improving our current diverse industry ” This is a podcast about the engineering challenges that are facing today’s society. These are our Engineering Heroes. A podcast from Engineers Australia. Your hosts are Melanie and Dominic De Gioia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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What’s in a title? With Steve Howe 33:34

4 years ago33:34

33:34

What is in a title? When you’re an engineer, a title could mean a lot. Stephen Howe spoke to Mel & Dom about his observations of a worrying situation in the engineering industry where engineers are chasing the grandiose role title, even if their experience doesn’t equate. “But don't play into this phenomenon of "job title, scope creep" that I think is a disservice to the industry and to the individuals and clients.” This is a podcast about the engineering challenges that are facing today’s society. These are our Engineering Heroes. A podcast from Engineers Australia. Your hosts are Melanie and Dominic De Gioia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Human Systems with Grace Kennedy 19:00

4 years ago19:00

19:00

Grace Kennedy is a Systems Engineer. She specialises in understanding, modelling and communicating the interaction of humans and technical systems. She spoke to Mel & Dom about her thoughts and experience on Human Systems Integration and expresses her concern with engineers ensuring they keep the human interaction at the forefront of their mind as they are creating new systems. “Technological systems are evolving at a really great pace, and we really need to ensure that humans are not an afterthought.” This is a podcast about the engineering challenges that are facing today’s society. These are our Engineering Heroes. A podcast from Engineers Australia. Your hosts are Melanie and Dominic De Gioia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Electric Shocks with Peter Stepien 22:49

4 years ago22:49

22:49

Electricity in mines is a very concerning hazard. And while there have not been any fatalities in Australian mines due to electrocution in well over 30 years, this does not mean engineers are not working on it. Peter Stepien spoke to Mel & Dom about his concern that engineers must stay vigilant with evolving technology, specifically currently with variable speed drives in mines. This is a podcast about the engineering challenges that are facing today’s society. These are our Engineering Heroes. A podcast from Engineers Australia. Your hosts are Melanie and Dominic De Gioia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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IOT with Ami Pasricha 26:45

4 years ago26:45

26:45

Ami Pasricha has been thinking about the Internet Of Things (IOT) since very early in her career. In fact, her very first project at university utilised this technology. Ami spoke to Mel & Dom about her incredible work in this cutting edge area of IOT and describes some of the challenges facing this technology in the future. This is a podcast about the engineering challenges that are facing today’s society. These are our Engineering Heroes. A podcast from Engineers Australia. Your hosts are Melanie and Dominic De Gioia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Cyber Engineering with Renee Wootton 25:12

4 years ago25:12

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Our reliance on computers means the fact of cyber-crime is more of a question “when”, not “if”. Renee Wootton spoke to Engineering Heroes about how society is now facing cyber-attacks on a daily basis and how it is of vital importance that cyber engineers are involved in the development and upgrade of computer systems. This is a podcast about the engineering challenges that are facing today’s society. These are our Engineering Heroes. A podcast from Engineers Australia. Your hosts are Melanie and Dominic De Gioia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Skills shortage with Craig Smith 28:33

4 years ago28:33

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Craig Smith has worked in the engineering industry for over 2 decades. He notes that we are living in a real infrastructure boom, an era of mega projects. And he’s deeply concerned about the real skills shortage being experienced in Australia. No longer can Australia rely upon engineers from overseas bolstering the engineering ranks, we must look towards our own society for the future engineering leaders of our community This is a podcast about the engineering challenges that are facing today’s society. These are our Engineering Heroes. A podcast from Engineers Australia. Your hosts are Melanie and Dominic De Gioia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Water with Sue Murphy 28:32

4 years ago28:32

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Sue Murphy is a highly regarded engineer who has worked in the industry for nearly 4 decades. She spoke to Engineering Heroes about the importance of water management, which is a key priority in WA, and how the key to any successful engineering project is communication and co-operation with the community and all stakeholders. "Politicians of Western Australia have always understood that water's a long-term problem and you have to approach it sensibly." This is a special episode recorded to celebrate International Women's Day. "International Women's Day is a time when people my age can look around and say, Oh my God, it feels like nothing's happened. But when I look back, quite a lot's happened. " This is a podcast about the engineering challenges that are facing today’s society. These are our Engineering Heroes. A podcast from Engineers Australia. Your hosts are Melanie and Dominic De Gioia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Disaster Resilience with Paul Gleeson 21:40

4 years ago21:40

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Disaster Resilience is all about managing floods and fires and everything nature can throw at us. Well, this would be wrong. According to Paul Gleeson, you can’t consider disaster resilience without also considering climate change. If you want to consider and manage Australia’s disaster resilience, you need to look deeper, towards climate change, which is creating a larger occurrence of disasters upon the world. “ when I think about disaster resilience.... I think about (it) through the lens of climate change. ” This is a podcast about the engineering challenges that are facing today’s society. These are our Engineering Heroes. A podcast from Engineers Australia. Your hosts are Melanie and Dominic De Gioia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Sustainable and smart communities with Zoe Eather 18:51

4 years ago18:51

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“Smart communities are sustainable communities”. This week Mel & Dom speak to Zoe Eather, the host of The Smart Communities Podcast. Zoe discusses that the technology the is required to improve our living in our communities, but it also goes a step further. A mindset change is needed, and sustainability is more than just an individual or community level. The big businesses of the world also have a very important role to play in the future of our Sustainable Communities. This is a podcast about the engineering challenges that are facing today’s society. These are our Engineering Heroes. A podcast from Engineers Australia. Your hosts are Melanie and Dominic De Gioia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Food with Brandon Miller 13:37

4 years ago13:37

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Consider walking into a supermarket, placing your order for fruit & vegetables and then getting them picked fresh from the rooftop garden. Today’s guest is Brandon Miller from Sprout Stack and that is exactly his vision for the future. His engineering has the potential to completely revolutionise the way society experiences food. This is a podcast about the engineering challenges that are facing today’s society. These are our Engineering Heroes. A podcast from Engineers Australia. Your hosts are Melanie and Dominic De Gioia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Energy with Dr Xiaojing Hao 15:21

4 years ago15:21

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This is another mini-episode in the lead up to World Engineering Day 2021. In this episode we speak to Dr Xiaojing Hao about her work in energy and finding ways to boost the world’s solar power. Imagine if your mobile, or car, or building could become a solar panel and actually generate enough energy to run itself. "There are lots of scientists and engineers working on how to integrate the solar panel into different areas” Dr Hao told Engineering Heroes. This is a podcast about the engineering challenges that are facing today’s society. These are our Engineering Heroes. A podcast from Engineers Australia. Your hosts are Melanie and Dominic De Gioia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Circular Economy with Ashley Brinson 19:24

4 years ago19:24

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World Engineering Day for 2021 is upon us, and Engineers Australia is proud to present Ashley Brinson as he shares with us how important engineers are in ensuring a healthier planet. Ashley discusses how important the circular economy is to a sustainable future and the important roles engineers have in ensuring this. This is a podcast about the engineering challenges that are facing today’s society. These are our Engineering Heroes. A podcast from Engineers Australia. Your hosts are Melanie and Dominic De Gioia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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REFOCUS: Space 2.0 with Anntonette Dailey 13:52

4 years ago13:52

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“ If you’re in space, you’re in the future ”. Today is the final REFOCUS episode for season 4, and we revisit a very, very early episode where we spoke to Anntonette Dailey, the Executive Director of the Australian Space Agency. Anny spoke to Mel & Dom about how the agency “ is not going to be a NASA ” and the role is aims to play in forming our modern society. This is a podcast about the engineering challenges that are facing today’s society. These are our Engineering Heroes. A podcast from Engineers Australia. Your hosts are Melanie and Dominic De Gioia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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REFOCUS: Engineering items from season 4 14:52

4 years ago14:52

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Every episode of Engineering Heroes, Mel & Dom ask our guest what is an engineering item they admire? In this REFOCUS episode, Mel & Dom compiled the most popular engineering items. Items include Bridges, Space and the Snowy Mountain Scheme. With honourable, interesting mention going to the Deathridge Wheel and Crash Test Dummies. This is a podcast about the engineering challenges that are facing today’s society. These are our Engineering Heroes. A podcast from Engineers Australia. Your hosts are Melanie and Dominic De Gioia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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REFOCUS: Engineering Heroes with Dan Taylor 14:00

5 years ago14:00

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This is a REFOCUS episode... an episode where we revisit to refocus on a topic from an earlier time in our podcast history. Dan Taylor thinks it's well past time for engineers to step forward and promote themselves as the experts they are... “Be a Kevin McCloud of engineering” Being reserved at the start of your career is expected, but there comes a time in every engineer’s career when they must recognise that it’s time to actively and loudly promote the work they are doing and the expertise they have gained. This is a podcast about the engineering challenges that are facing today’s society. These are our Engineering Heroes. A podcast from Engineers Australia. Your hosts are Melanie and Dominic De Gioia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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REFOCUS: Advice from 2020 7:58

5 years ago7:58

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Every episode of Engineering Heroes, Mel & Dom ask our guest what a piece of advice is they would offer an engineer just starting out. In this final episode of 2020, we have compiled to top advice from some of the leading engineers in Australian industry. This is a podcast about the engineering challenges that are facing today’s society. These are our Engineering Heroes. A podcast from Engineers Australia. Your hosts are Melanie and Dominic De Gioia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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REFOCUS: Policy Certainty with Dr Mary Stewart 11:55

5 years ago11:55

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REFOCUS is a short episode where we revisit some of the key ideas from some of our previous guests on the podcast. This week we refocus on the message presented to us by Dr Mary Stewart. She speaks to us about the important role engineers have to ensure our planet’s climate doesn’t continue to spiral out of control. But engineers, and others, won’t want to engage until policy certainty is obtain by all sides of the government. This is a podcast about the engineering challenges that are facing today’s society. These are our Engineering Heroes. A podcast from Engineers Australia. Your hosts are Melanie and Dominic De Gioia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Innovation in Construction with James Glastonbury 23:35

5 years ago23:35

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James Glastonbury is 3rd generation engineer. And he believes that, in construction “as an industry, we're underperforming.” James believes that engineers have a very important role to play in meeting the challenges being presented, but also unlocking the opportunities of innovation within the construction industry. This is a podcast about the engineering challenges that are facing today’s society. These are our Engineering Heroes. A podcast from Engineers Australia. Your hosts are Melanie and Dominic De Gioia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Coping with COVID with Kathleen Boseley 30:02

5 years ago30:02

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Kathleen Boseley spoke to Mel & Dom about how she and her team at Airbus are coping with COVID. Because while work and life has become a challenge, if you're creative with it, it can actually be really beneficial. This is a podcast about the engineering challenges that are facing today’s society. These are our Engineering Heroes. A podcast from Engineers Australia. Your hosts are Melanie and Dominic De Gioia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Fast pace of innovation with Richard Hopkins 34:17

5 years ago34:17

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Richard Hopkins is an EA Companion. He left school at 16 to work in Formula One which he saw “formula one as a bit of an avenue to make something of myself.“ And he has. Now Richard is a Professor of Practice at UNSW and is training the engineers of the future on keep up with the innovations that are regularly happening. “What we don't want to do is create engineers that then have another further 12 months of onboarding in the workplace to familiarize themselves with that technology” Richard discusses how universities and industry can work together to ensure we a training our future workforce to be up to date with the technology they will be asked to work with. This is a podcast about the engineering challenges that are facing today’s society. These are our Engineering Heroes. A podcast from Engineers Australia. Your hosts are Melanie and Dominic De Gioia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Remembrance Day 2020 Special 6:11

5 years ago6:11

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This is a special short episode of Engineering Heroes. Mel & Dom speak to Marcus Thompson about his involvement with Remembrance Day 2020. Lest we forget. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Abandoned Engineering with Ruby Heard 27:23

5 years ago27:23

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Ruby Heard is concerned about “how to deliver responsible, sustainable energy solutions to remote communities”. She works in the remote communities of Australia and the Pacific and see so many examples of abandoned engineering – “We've just left them with no support and no money to have these things maintained”. Unfortunately, the solution is complex. From ensuring good systems are installed in the first place, through to robust community engagement and financial support for proper life-long maintenance. That is just the beginning to the changes that need to be made. This is a podcast about the engineering challenges that are facing today’s society. These are our Engineering Heroes. A podcast from Engineers Australia. Your hosts are Melanie and Dominic De Gioia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Challenge to design with Stewart Garden 32:04

5 years ago32:04

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Stewart Garden joins us to discuss that design in infrastructure is a real issue in Australia. This has been a problem building over the last 20 years, and we are at “an intergenerational low in the quality of design information and design output”. And it’s an issue that will require changes is design standards, training, fee structures, politics, contracts and diversity, to name a few. This is a podcast about the engineering challenges that are facing today’s society. These are our Engineering Heroes. A podcast from Engineers Australia Your hosts are Melanie and Dominic De Gioia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Antiquated Engineering with Joyce Ferng 23:10

5 years ago23:10

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Joyce Ferng believes we need “ a change in the whole concept of how we design things and how we construct things ”. Change is inevitable, but Joyce Ferng spoke to Mel & Dom about how the engineering industry is falling behind, it needs to be more progressive. She points out that engineers need to be more future-focused in not just solving problems of today, but also avoid creating the problems of the future. This is a podcast about the engineering challenges that are facing today’s society. These are our Engineering Heroes. A podcast from Engineers Australia. Your hosts are Melanie and Dominic De Gioia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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SMR the future with Tony Irwin 31:50

5 years ago31:50

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Tony Irwin started working in power plants at 15 and has loved every minute of it. He is now ‘retired’ - yet busier than ever! - Tony is passionately communicating to the wider community about generating energy from clean emission sources, of which nuclear must be part of the solution. Tony believes that the key to moving Australia from one of the worst carbon polluters on the planet to having clean emissions is in Small Nuclear Reactors installed on the sites of decommissioned Coal Fire factories. This is a podcast about the engineering challenges that are facing today’s society. These are our Engineering Heroes. A podcast from Engineers Australia. Your hosts are Melanie and Dominic De Gioia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Overcoming Imposter Syndrome with Alexandra Radulovich 35:37

5 years ago35:37

35:37

Alexandra Radulovich doesn’t feel she has experienced any direct impacts of discrimination, in fact her career is progressing well. And, as her career has progressed, Alex has started experiencing Imposter Syndrome. “Being a female in engineering has never really bothered me”. But she can’t stop the voice in her head asking... “why are they listening to you?” This is a podcast about the engineering challenges that are facing today’s society. These are our Engineering Heroes. A podcast from Engineers Australia. Your hosts are Melanie and Dominic De Gioia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Rising to the challenges with Marcus Thompson 24:56

5 years ago24:56

24:56

Mel & Dom speak to Major General Marcus Thompson, the current Head of Information Warfare for the Australian Defence Force. He spoke about the many, many challenges facing all of society now and how engineers are perfectly placed to rise to the challenge and help tackle the issues. He also discusses how the solutions and the technology being utilised, requires collaboration across disciplines. Conversation particularly focuses on his experience and knowledge in fields of Cyber, Artificial Intelligence and Space. This is a podcast about the engineering challenges that are facing today’s society. These are our Engineering Heroes. A podcast from Engineers Australia. Your hosts are Melanie and Dominic De Gioia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Broadening Scope with Rosie Mosely 23:29

5 years ago23:29

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Rosanna Mosely has seen that increasingly, engineers require a more diverse range of skills. No longer is it just about maths and problem solving. Engineers must be able to broaden their scope of what is required of an engineer to include the soft skills that are so often spoken about. This is a podcast about the engineering challenges that are facing today’s society. These are our Engineering Heroes. A podcast from Engineers Australia. Your hosts are Melanie and Dominic De Gioia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Engineering Failures with Sean Brady 32:53

5 years ago32:53

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What is the cause of engineering failures? This is a question that Sean Brady has examined a number of times, in a number of ways. Sean is an engineer and a podcaster and is driven to present to society the multitude of reasons things fail. And urges “ we really have to start thinking about failure in a different way .” This is a podcast about the engineering challenges that are facing today’s society. These are our Engineering Heroes. A podcast from Engineers Australia. Your hosts are Melanie and Dominic De Gioia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Flexible Engineering with Adele Faraone 23:05

5 years ago23:05

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Adele Faraone made the decision to shake things up and moved her engineering career to the Northern Territory.... just as the impact of COVID started to hit society. Adele spoke to Engineering Heroes about how, pre-COVID a key challenge for engineers was getting flexible working options. And how COVID has actually forced the solution – but will it stick? Taking the lessons learned about flexible working that we have gained during COVID is one of the greatest challenges for the industry at this present time. This is a podcast about the engineering challenges that are facing today’s society. These are our Engineering Heroes. A podcast from Engineers Australia. Your hosts are Melanie and Dominic De Gioia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Engineering Safety with Dr Tom Whyte 30:24

5 years ago30:24

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Tom got into engineering to gain further understanding in the world around him. And he realised there was so much still unknown, especially in the area of safety engineering. He has realised the key is to keep innovating... “keep anticipating where things might go wrong”. And that even when it seems difficult or too much of a challenge, to not shy away. This is a podcast about the engineering challenges that are facing today’s society. These are our Engineering Heroes. A podcast from Engineers Australia. Your hosts are Melanie and Dominic De Gioia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Creating the interface with Jillian Formentin 31:58

5 years ago31:58

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When thinking about the future, Jillian Formentin sees that one of the main challenges facing engineers is the need to create the interface between things and people. And to do that, the industry must have diversity of thinking. We need to be encouraging a new breed of engineers into the industry, ones with a flexible mindset who can create this interface. This is a podcast about the engineering challenges that are facing today’s society. These are our Engineering Heroes. A podcast produced by Engineers Australia. Your hosts are Melanie and Dominic De Gioia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Sustainable Health with Dr Scott Martyn 33:59

5 years ago33:59

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Dr Scott Martyn became an engineer to make the world a better place. He is passionate about Sustainable Health and helping to make this world a healthier place for everyone. But it’s not just about living well and eating right. The built environment is an integral component in ensuring sustainable health. And engineers themselves are responsible in ensuring they build the tomorrow we need, today. This is a podcast about the engineering challenges that are facing today’s society. These are our Engineering Heroes. A podcast from Engineers Australia. Your hosts and Melanie & Dominic De Gioia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Holistic Engineering with Jessica Qiu 35:19

5 years ago35:19

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Jessica Qiu spoke to Engineering Heroes about Holistic Engineering. She discusses the risk that is taking place right now as we move away from holistic engineering due to the higher level of size and complexity of projects. This is a collaboration challenge on a grant scale. We must create a common source for data and improve trust by managing risk in a different way. This is a podcast about the engineering challenges that are facing today’s society. These are our Engineering Heroes. A podcast from Engineers Australia. Your hosts are Melanie and Dominic De Gioia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Engineering Capability with Duncan Gibb 31:45

5 years ago31:45

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Australia’s engineering capability is at risk. Duncan Gibb from Fulton Hogan spoke to Engineering Heroes and suggests that “ as an industry we need to be more intentional about improving the capability and capacity of our people. ” Duncan urges the engineering industry to consider the culture of the industry and suggests that collaboration is key in improving how to deal with risks. This is a podcast about the engineering challenges that are facing today’s society. These are our Engineering Heroes. A podcast from Engineers Australia. Your hosts are Melanie and Dominic De Gioia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Growing Superpowers with Anne Koopmann-Schmidt 36:48

5 years ago36:48

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Like all good superhero stories, today’s episode will take you on a journey of discovery into modern leadership. Anne Koopmann-Schmidt is an engineer from Germany, but has travelled the world in her career. Her discussion starts with bias in the workforce and how old-fashioned ideals of leadership – power and authority – need to be a thing of the past. Once you focus on your strengths and not your weaknesses, this will unlock the power to overcome your bias and allow you to become a more productive and inspiring leader. This is a podcast about the engineering challenges that are facing today’s society. These are our Engineering Heroes. A podcast from Engineers Australia. Your hosts are Melanie and Dominic De Gioia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Engineering UX with Anusha Withana 29:44

5 years ago29:44

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People are being failed by technology every day. Dr Anusha Withana spoke to Engineering Heroes about his work in ensuring the individual’s needs are at the centre of every technology that is created. But with millions of people around the world, how is this even possible? Because when all individual person is at the centre of design... "that's like changing … a disability to ... superhuman ability”. Anusha is one of the 2020 Most Innovative Engineers. This is a podcast about the engineering challenges that are facing today’s society. These are our Engineering Heroes. A podcast from Engineers Australia. Your hosts are Melanie and Dominic De Gioia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Engineers on boards with Stacey Daniel 32:36

5 years ago32:36

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Diversity on boards.. isn’t just about gender or age. Only about 3% of directors come from STEM, and without this there is a real risk of boards not performing at their highest potential. Stacey spoke to Mel and Dom about her journey in engineering through to her new book. Stacey Daniel is one of the 2020 Most Innovative Engineers. “it's fair to say that if we have a few more engineers on boards, then perhaps we might be able to make some more efficient and effective decisions.” This is a podcast about the engineering challenges that are facing today’s society. These are our Engineering Heroes. A podcast from Engineers Australia. Your hosts are Melanie and Dominic De Gioia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Ethics in AI with Stephen Bornstein 30:34

5 years ago30:34

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Engineers have a great responsibility to society. And as we continue to push artificial intelligence engineers have to ask… what are the ethical implications associated with that? It’s time for engineers to become philosophers and help build a better society for the future. This is a podcast about the engineering challenges that are facing today’s society. These are our Engineering Heroes. A podcast produced by Engineers Australia. Your hosts are Melanie and Dominic De Gioia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Manufacturing Australia with Alex Kingsbury 34:53

5 years ago34:53

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Alex Kingsbury spoke to Engineering Heroes about the Australian manufacturing industry. She discusses that the industry is going through a transformation and asks the real question - what kind of manufacturing should Australia be doing? Australia needs to be able to compete on value, not on cost. If you could sum up where the future of manufacturing is for Australia, it will be in the creation of that high value, niche, product. This is a podcast about the engineering challenges that are facing today’s society. These are our Engineering Heroes. A podcast from Engineers Australia. Your hosts are Melanie and Dominic De Gioia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Solve the right problem with Adrian Piani 29:07

5 years ago29:07

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Adrian Piani is ACT’s Chief Engineer and spoke to Mel & Dom about the need for engineers to start solving the right problem. Engineers solve problems to improve the quality of our lives, but we can't do that at the expense of the environment. This is a podcast about the engineering challenges that are facing today’s society. These are our Engineering Heroes. A podcast by Engineers Australia featuring hosts Mel & Dom De Gioia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Building Longevity with Alicia Maynard 38:16

5 years ago38:16

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The buildings you live and work in can improve your spirit or make you sick. Alicia Maynard spoke to Mel & Dom about her awareness in ensuring the longevity of buildings by connecting the occupant's needs to the natural environment. This is a podcast about the engineering challenges that are facing today’s society. These are our Engineering Heroes. A podcast from Engineers Australia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Indigenous Engagement with Grant Maher 26:31

5 years ago26:31

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Grant Maher is an indigenous engineer who has just started his own consulting firm. Engineering wasn’t much on the radar growing up and it was a random comment from his father that set him on his path. Grant spoke to Engineering Heroes about the need to bring awareness of engineering as a career path to indigenous communities around Australia. “As my dad always says, you still gotta have that connection to your community, cause that's what we need.” Melanie and Dominic De Gioia are your hosts as they present a podcast about the engineering challenges that are facing today’s society. These are our Engineering Heroes. A podcast from Engineers Australia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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