Podcasts by The Optimistic Outlook
On The Optimistic Outlook, Barbara Humpton, CEO of Siemens USA, engages listeners with discussions on the future of essential fields such as energy, manufacturing, and transportation. She not only examines tough problems, but also offers solutions based on readily available technologies. Barbara’s visionary perspective is designed to spark bold thinking among listeners, urging them to innovate towards a sustainable and eco-friendly future.
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COP28 and the keys to accelerating climate solutions from 2023-11-30T07:23:03
Successfully addressing the climate crisis requires significant progress by 2030. Will we get there? Christiana Figueres, a former UN climate leader who led the process securing the Paris Climat...
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ARPA-I and the path to greener, safer transportation from 2023-10-16T07:00
Imagine self-healing concrete or traffic lights with “eyes” that save lives in crosswalks. Technology startup leaders join Barbara to discuss breakthrough innovations that could be accelerated b...
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Green Radiology and decarbonizing healthcare from 2023-09-07T07:00
With American healthcare representing 10% of U.S. carbon emissions, decarbonizing hospitals and healthcare systems promises to deliver meaningful climate action. In this episode, Barbara brings ...
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Sustainable beer brewing and scaling climate solutions from 2023-08-08T07:00
Effective partnerships between large companies and startups can accelerate net-zero strategies and even produce cost savings that strengthen the business case. Recording from the TED Countdown S...
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The real purpose of industrial automation from 2023-06-22T07:00
Barbara shares her keynote speech from May’s Automate conference in Detroit.
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359,000+ open cybersecurity jobs: How to build a workforce from 2021-10-18T07:00
Like manufacturing, covered in recent episodes, the U.S. cybersecurity industry has a massive workforce shortage. The workforce needs to grow 40% just to meet the current need nationwide. In thi...
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Reimagining the supply chain from 2021-10-04T07:00
Is it time for national preparedness to receive the same attention and visibility as national defense? That’s the takeaway of a new report (see link in show notes) put forward by the Principal t...
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How to start a manufacturing career: Factory leader shares his experience from 2021-08-31T07:00
Corey Scales, a Focus Factory Manager for Siemens Smart Infrastructure in Grand Prairie, Texas, joins the show to share his career experience in manufacturing. After an episode exploring near-re...
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Why are there 800,000+ open manufacturing jobs? from 2021-08-02T07:00
In June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 814,000 open manufacturing jobs, a new record. And according to a report by Deloitte and the Manufacturing Institute (MI), about 2.1 million...
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Additive manufacturing and its world-changing potential from 2021-07-13T07:00
Brian Neff, CEO of Sintavia, a leader in additive manufacturing, joins the podcast to help listeners understand how a new era of virtual design and 3D printing expands what’s humanly possible. Y...
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Congresswoman Blunt Rochester on opening back better from 2021-06-17T07:00
As America reopens, U.S. Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester joins the show to explore how to better prepare the nation for future crises while addressing societal inequities exacerbated by the ...
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What falling ill during COVID-19 taught me about leadership from 2021-05-05T09:00
Barbara shares her essay about her experience getting sick as COVID-19 shutdowns began and the big lesson she took away from it.
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