Sometimes it feels like technology and humans are at odds with each other, but our guest today will tell you that the future of manufacturing will involve technology that supports human beings.  

Trond Undheim is a futurist, scholar, venture partner, nonresident Fellow at the Atlantic Council, co-founder of Yegii, and lead ecosystem evangelist at Tulip. Trond hosts the Augmented Podcast and is the author of Augmented Lean. In this episode, Trond talks about how the best leaders in manufacturing implement industrial technology to empower their workers and achieve efficiencies.  

Join us as we discuss:

• Why do the topics of automation, innovation, and technology mean so much in the manufacturing sector
• A synopsis of Trond’s new book Augmented Lean
• What is an augmented workforce, and how does it change the way people work
• Trond’s futuristic approach to manufacturing and the augmented workforce
• Why manufacturers don’t need to put a spin on the industry to make it exciting

More information on Trond’s new book Augmented Lean: https://www.augmentedlean.com/.