ENGINEERING CHΔNGE® is the podcast designed to help REDEFINE engineering by: RE-imaging who we see as engineers and what we see as engineering; DE-siloing our approach to academic programs, research, and problem solving; and FINE-tuning organizational conditions so people with different backgrounds and perspectives can contribute fully to outcomes that serve all of society. It's about being just as intentional with our organizational systems as we are with solving any other problems in…
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Send us Fan Mail Six years ago, ENGINEERING CH∆NGE® started with a simple idea: create the kind of conversation you might have over coffee with a colleague about the challenges—and opportunities—facing engineering and other STEM organizations. In this season finale, my co-producer Quincy joins me behind the mic as we look back on six seasons of the podcast, the lessons learned along the way, and…
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of ENGINEERING CH∆NGE®, I take a systems-centered look at one of the biggest conversations happening across engineering organizations and society right now: AI. While many organizations are focused on AI models, tools, productivity, and technical readiness, this episode explores a deeper question: What happens when AI is introduced into systems that already…
Send us Fan Mail Is engineering really a meritocracy? We’re taught that hard work, strong performance, and clear metrics determine who advances. But what if the system isn’t as objective as it seems? In this episode of ENGINEERING CH∆NGE® , I break down how “merit” is often interpreted, or even manufactured, not measured and how the systems we trust to evaluate performance can actully distort it.…
Send us Fan Mail Engineering outcomes don’t happen in isolation—and understanding how engineering systems and organizational systems shape those outcomes is critical for effective engineering leadership . In this episode of ENGINEERING CH∆NGE® , I challenge one of the most persistent, misleading and, quite frankly, aggravating phrases in engineering: “soft skills.” There is nothing soft about…
Send us Fan Mail What happens to engineering systems when fear shapes the conditions under which people work, or are allowed to work? In this episode of ENGINEERING CH∆NGE® , I examine how fear-driven decisions inside organizational systems can reshape their capacity to produce research, education, and societal outcomes, and not for the better. Drawing from lived experience and patterns emerging…
Send us Fan Mail ENGINEERING CH∆NGE® is Back! If you checked out the reboot trailer, you know this season is more focused, more structured, and more intentional. This episode is a reminder of the foundational framework for ENGINEERING CH∆NGE®... REDEFINE . REDEFINE helps us examine the dimensions of engineering work that shape outcomes: RE-image who we see as engineers and what we see as…
Send us Fan Mail We're gearing up for the launch of Season 5 on Wednesday, February 25. We have a new format that builds more strongly than ever on our REDEFINE℠ framework and centers people-centered change in organizational systems. Check out this trailer to discover what we have in store! Visit the ENGINEERING CHΔNGE® podcast website to learn more and to download a free copy of my new brief,…
Send us Fan Mail This is a continuation of our conversation from Episode 27, where we introduced current and past participants in conversations about the National Science Foundation's Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) program. In this episode, we discussed the importance of institutional change and the scholars shared their advice for program officers and project…
Send us Fan Mail The National Science Foundation’s (NSF's) Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) program funds teams of institutions that work together to identify, mitigate, and ultimately eradicate, systemic barriers to success for STEM faculty from racially and ethnically minoritized identities while studying, disseminating, and reproducing those strategies to produce…
Send us Fan Mail There are a lot of misconceptions about ABET, and this "Soapbox" episode sets out to correct some of them. In particular, we talk about opportunities to innovate in engineering curricula in a way that meets ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) criteria requirements and advances justice, equity, diversity and inclusion by teaching students to be more equitable and…