Top takeaways from the Rethink Conference

The annual Rethink Conference by the Manufacturing Leadership Council is one of the top events in the digital transformation of manufacturing. What’s discussed there is indicative of what’s likely to come for manufacturers of all shapes and sizes. Jason attended the conference and is ready to report his top three takeaways. Patrick is here to help him analyze it all.

The first takeaway: Workforce development is a pain point for a lot of companies out there. Second takeaway: There is an appetite for making supply networks more resilient. Third takeaway: Increased data gathering capabilities mean leaders need to be more selective and strategic in what data they collect, analyze, and use.

Jason and Patrick dive into each one to discuss solutions. They talk about how to modernize worker training without losing the critical human and cultural aspect of it. They identify standardized, interoperable data and high quality digital twins as key to resilient supply networks. They discuss things companies should keep in mind when build their data strategy: Legal liability, clarity, and prioritization.

And, as always, they end with a segment on what AI tool they checked out this week: Patrick has convinced Jason to start using Super Whisper.