Engineering Reimagined

Technology for people, planet and progress: 2025 season insights

Welcome to the 2025 season finale of Aurecon’s Engineering Reimagined podcast. Let’s look back on some of our favourite episodes of the year that all have one thing in common – the evolving technologies that affect or impact three critical areas of interest, including decision-making in the age of distraction, the energy transition and data centres. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Innovation in operations: balancing risk, quality and efficiency

How can we match the right technologies to the right problems, while balancing speed with quality, and prioritising human factors that shape meaningful progress? Aurecon's Chief Operating Officer, Scott Powell, speaks with Professor Marcus Holgersson from Chalmers University of Technology. Together they explore the interplay between risk, innovation, efficiency and adoption, and how organisations can repeatedly unlock new value safely, be that through AI or other technologies. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rigour, creativity and systems thinking: a Silicon Valley veteran’s insights

Aurecon’s chief engineer Tanya de Hoog sits down with Silicon Valley pioneer Chandrakant Patel. They explore how imagination fuels innovation and why engineering fundamentals like rigour, creativity and systems thinking are as important today as they have ever been. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Driving change in STEM: Insights from CAETS

Aurecon’s Director for Eminence and Sustainability, Evelyn Storey, speaks with Kylie Walker, CEO of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE). They discuss the need for stronger representation in leadership, why we must celebrate incremental innovation, and how building resilience and networks can empower the next generation of engineers and scientists. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Making better decisions in the age of distraction and AI

How can we make better decisions in an era defined by distraction, cognitive bias, and the increasing use of artificial intelligence? In the second instalment of this two-part series, Aurecon’s Todd Battley continues his thought-provoking conversation with Professor Jason Mattingley from the Queensland Brain Institute.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.