{"id":810,"date":"2026-06-02T17:17:38","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T21:17:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/realize-live\/?p=810"},"modified":"2026-06-02T19:04:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T23:04:55","slug":"solutions-center-connections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/realize-live\/solutions-center-connections\/","title":{"rendered":"Realize LIVE day two: connecting strategy to execution"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"Mainstage
Magnus arrives on the mainstage riding a bike made at the Monday evening reception. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Momentum builds<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We started the day the same way as day one \u2014 with a run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And then when we got to General Session, Magnus came on stage on a bike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So now there\u2019s a question floating around:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are we doing a triathlon tomorrow?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Run<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

From inspiration to application<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Day one was a lot about connection.  And day two feels a little different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can hear it in the conversations \u2014 less \u201cwhat is this?\u201d and more \u201chow would we actually make this work?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

People are getting more specific and asking more challenging questions.  Discussions are more in-depth and there are lightbulb moments around the building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Group
Connections Lounge – for sharing stories of digital transformation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Designing for what\u2019s next<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

One thing that kept coming up today was the idea of designing for the workforce you need going forward \u2014 not just the one you have today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A lot of it comes back to practical things:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • how quickly someone can get up to speed<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • how complex the tools feel when you first land in them<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • whether people feel confident using them<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    And underpinning all of this is AI, and how we can adopt it fast and smart enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    From mainstage to real world<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    What came through clearly from mainstage today was how the big themes are starting to connect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Joe talked about five core stories \u2014 Software Defined Products, Simcenter, Intelligence Center X, Factory of the Future, Cloud \u2014 and how they need to work together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"Five
    General Session with Joe Boham – the big stories<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Then Ed Pleet from Shape Corp brought that to life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    He walked through their transformation journey \u2014 and what stood out was the pace of change once AI was embedded into simulation.  They\u2019ve moved from something slow, expensive and reactive\u2026 to AI\u2011accelerated part design, and from 18-month development cycles down to around two weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    And even then, his message was: we still want to go faster!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    It\u2019s a good reminder that this isn\u2019t a fixed end state, and the bar keeps moving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"Ed
    Ed Pleet of Shape Corp demonstrating their digital transformation journey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Inside the conversation<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    We ended up sneaking into the Transformation Network Executive Q&A \u2014 Joe Bohman with Ed Pleet from Shape Corp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Ed built on his mainstage session and talked through their transformation journey \u2014 connecting design, simulation and AI into a single backbone, but also what it actually took to bring people along with that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    It was the reality of doing both at the same time \u2014 building the platform and shifting how teams work.  There\u2019s a lot in that for anyone trying to do something similar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    We asked Joe Bohman for a simple takeaway from his session earlier in the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    He didn\u2019t overcomplicate it: Teamwork<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"Connecting
    Joe Bohman’s big takeaway: Teamwork<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    It echoed the comments from Steven Hoinka yesterday, think big, act small and go fast. In fact, it seems everyone who\u2019s going fast, wants to go faster still!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Community Corner<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    A nice moment from the Community Corner as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Frederik Vanhee and Jan Bos ran some hybrid webinars, live from the event, with over 200 people joining from different parts of the world with those in Detroit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    It\u2019s something the team does regularly \u2014 community-led sessions \u2014 but making it hybrid made a difference. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"\"
    Frederik Vanhee at the first hybrid Community Corner event<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Day two highlights<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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    • clear shift towards application and real use cases<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • stronger focus on workforce, onboarding and usability<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Transformation Network sessions grounding things in reality<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Community going hybrid and reaching beyond the event<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • A consistent theme around connecting things \u2014 both technically and organisationally<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • and yes\u2026 we still have one day to go!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n

      Looking ahead<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      If you haven\u2019t already, it\u2019s worth checking out Braindate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      It\u2019s a good way to have the conversations you don\u2019t get in a formal session \u2014 smaller, more specific, and often more useful. These are the hot topics for tomorrow:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      • PLM teams share real AI tool\u2019s experiences. Each person brings a use case <\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • How are you digitizing Life Science R&D?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Multi-die in 2030: what breaks first?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        You can join via the app. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

        And finally\u2026<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        If Magnus turns up with goggles tomorrow, we\u2019ll know where this is heading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        <\/p>\n\n\n\n

        \"Connecting
        Realize LIVE connecting and collaborating. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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