S5E22 James Trevelyan | What Research Tells Us Is The Most Important Quality of Engineers

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Welcome to another episode of the Being An Engineer podcast. Today, we're excited to host James Trevelyan. James shares insights from his extensive research and experience on effective collaboration, cultural differences in engineering practice, value creation, and accelerating engineering development through experimentation.

Main Topics:

• Engineering collaboration skills
• Communication vs email
• Cultural impacts on innovation
• Project failures due to collaboration issues
• Improving listening skills
• Training priorities
• Creating value for clients.

About the guest: James Trevelyan, is a renowned engineer whose career spans significant contributions to both academia and industry. James's work has profoundly impacted practical engineering applications and education, notably in areas of robotics and automation. His extensive research and development projects have pioneered technological advancements and provided critical insights into engineering practice. With a focus on enhancing the utility of engineering work and its recognition in society, James offers invaluable perspectives on navigating and succeeding in the engineering world.

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About Being An Engineer

The Being An Engineer podcast is a repository for industry knowledge and a tool through which engineers learn about and connect with relevant companies, technologies, people resources, and opportunities. We feature successful mechanical engineers and interview engineers who are passionate about their work and who made a great impact on the engineering community.

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1. S5E22 James Trevelyan | What Research Tells Us Is The Most Important Quality of Engineers (00:00:00)

2. Engineering career paths, collaboration, and productivity. (00:00:25)

3. The preference for email communication in engineering teams, with a call to action to improve interpersonal skills. (00:09:15)

4. Cultural differences in engineering and innovation. (00:14:08)

5. Engineering collaboration challenges in different cultures. (00:18:58)

6. Engineering value and innovation, with insights on client preferences and value creation. (00:24:46)

7. Engineering project failures due to collaboration issues. (00:32:02)

8. Improving listening skills in academia and industry. (00:36:18)

9. Engineering collaboration and communication training. (00:43:11)

10. Engineering value creation, collaboration, and commercialization. (00:49:25)

11. Accelerating engineering development through simple experiments and instrumentation. (00:55:50)