BIM, A/V, and Problem-Hacking with Jon Broadbent

July 10, 2024
In episode 63, Senticon A/V & Design CEO Jon Broadbent lit up the RCN studio with tales of BIM & A/V, his music business background, collective solutions, learning through failure, Stoicism, competition, problem-hacking, and much more. Episode Timeline 1:23 Jon’s background, music & A/V roots, and getting yelled at by Redman & Method Man 3:37 Jon’s pre-Revit design process, and being held back by existing communication technologies 5:46 The benefits of 3D models, and how reality capture fits into Jon’s workflows 8:01 How much Jon has relied on scanning, and a casino case study 10:29 A key reason scanning has not been widely adopted, and the cost of antiquated workflows 14:00 Real-time data, “overnight furniture updates,” and digital twins 17:26 Buzzwords & hype, and defining the metaverse 21:48 Organizations’ focuses vs. community-suggested focuses 23:15 Other technologies piquing Jon’s interest, and “meeting equity” 27:31 Extrapolating the simple things we can do now, to five years into the future 30:36 Dependence on technology, and data analysis 34:02 The problem in change management 36:21 RCN Committees and collective problem-solving 38:51 Reality capture in formal education 40:24 Target technologies of the RCN Committees 42:58 Jon plays devil’s advocate to Matthew, and an oil & gas company case study 46:15 Disseminating data, and 360° camera capture 50:13 When to use which tool, and the remaining prevalence of 2D CAD 52:29 Jon’s unique leveraging of AI, and his advice to startup founders 55:38 The killer of one great idea is… 57:24 Stoicism and competition 59:51 Peers who will backstab, and building relationships 1:04:23 Fear of judgment, and living with a victim mentality 1:06:02 Problem-hacking, Jon’s parting thoughts, and LinkedIn wisdom

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