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