Adapting As Fast As We Can with Digital Twin Fan Club | S1 EP 13

In this episode, Riccardo sits down with two of the voices behind the Digital Twin Fun Club podcast, Henry Fenby-Taylor and Neil Thompson. The trio speaks accuracy versus bias and how technology (digital twins specifically) can help mitigate risk within the complex world of infrastructure.

“I think people generally have the wrong expectation of technology. They think ‘Oh, we’re going to be able to predict the future.’ Actually the value of these things isn’t about being able to predict the future, it’s about being able to adapt as quickly as possible to changing circumstances.” –Neil Thompson

Key Takeaways:

• Defining a digital twin, the difference between a BIM and digital twin
• The true value of technology (spoiler alert: it is not about predicting the future)
• The transition from sourcing the “cheapest” to “best” solution
• Major programmes as a symphony, an analogy of perspective
• Collaboration through technology for parallel problem solving approach

Links Mentioned:

• Benedict Evans’ Presentations
• Noise by Daniel Kahneman
• Bent Flyvbjerg’s How Big Things Get Done

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Transcript:

Riccardo Cosentino 00:00

If you're listening to navigate the major programs, the podcast that aims to elevate the conversations happening in the infrastructure industry and inspire you to have a more efficient approach within it. I'm your host Riccardo Cosentino I bring over 20 years of major product management experience. Most recently, I graduated from Moxa universities they business group, which shook my belief when it comes to navigating major problems. Now it's time to shake yours. Join me in each episode as a press the industry experts about the complexity of major problem management, emerging digital trends and the critical leadership required to approach these multibillion dollar projects. Let's see where the conversation takes us. Hello, everyone. Welcome to another episode of navigating major programs. Today I'm joined by two guests from the digital twin fun club. Gonna let them introduce themselves.

Henry Fenby-Taylor 01:04

Hi, I'm Henry Fenby Taylor, host of the digital twin fan club, podcast and editor and coordinator and I also run my own digital transformation and communications consultancy. Hi,

Neil Thompson01:18

Hi everyone. I'm Neil Thompson. I'm a digital fanclub cleaner owner and co founder, I guess, their day job I work at AtkinsRéalis, and I do things around digital transformation. I also have some other hats around the industry, my chair, the built environment for the Institute of Engineering Technology, also lucky enough to have gained an Honorary Associate Professor of the Bartlett School of sustainable construction, all things. Construction economics related. So I'm really interested to have this conversation because I've, I've been listening to some episodes and really fascinated in this sort of world between digital tools and how we incentivize people to do things is fascinating. So I'm looking forward to the conversation.

Riccardo Cosentino 02:08

Yeah, me too. Definitely. I'd well if we're comparing hats. I'm also on the construction industry councils. Net Zero climate change panel, and then CIC 2050, board member of a core member of zero construct as well. So I have a very strong interest in net zero in this space as well. Which is a key economic question, isn't it? Really? Yes. Especially today with the especially in the UK, es...