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Manufacturing smart products without smart people?

April 16, 2018

By: Josh Ray and Alex Allison 

Everyone wants to be on teams that break new ground, like the teams at Zipline, a company that builds pilotless aircraft that are used to deliver vital …

By Jray
4 MIN READ

Three Ways Manufacturing Can Fix Its People Problem

March 29, 2018

By: Josh Ray and Alex Allison

Every October, thousands of U.S. manufacturers open their doors for Manufacturing Day, hosting tours and demonstrations in hopes of sparking interest in manuf…

By Jray
5 MIN READ

Taking engineering education and training to the next level

February 14, 2018

Throughout this series, we have identified the validity of the skills gap and its implications across industries. We know that a higher number of companies need of work-ready talent. We also know tha…

By Dora Smith
5 MIN READ

Top Thought Leadership topics of 2017

December 19, 2017

I’d like to take a moment to reflect on how much the Thought Leadership blog has grown since last year’s launch and to extend my thanks to you, our readers. Your continued support has helped the blog…

By ToniB
5 MIN READ

Engineering our way out of the skills gap

November 2, 2017

 
A few years ago when I took on my current role, one of our industry analysts asked me if there really was a skills gap. He had seen conflicting reports.
Even recently, MIT’s Technology R…

By Dora Smith
5 MIN READ

How to choose the right engineering competitions

September 25, 2017

Every time I walk by my sons’ Lego table, I’m reminded of a robotics competition they participated in.

They were challenged to interview the senior citizens in the community and create an …

By Dora Smith
5 MIN READ

Better engineering curriculum for future-ready graduates

July 31, 2017

Engineering companies are having trouble filling their open jobs. They’re experiencing a jump in open positions, and the demand to fill these positions is only going up. Most can’t be filled because …

By Dora Smith
5 MIN READ

Engineering curriculum’s role in shrinking the skills gap

June 23, 2017

Companies are having significant difficulties filling open engineering and manufacturing positions. They’ve experienced a rise in open positions over the past decade, and the demand to fill these pos…

By Dora Smith
7 MIN READ

Why the engineering skills gap is so worrisome

May 22, 2017

As students near the end of their university education, they dream about their first jobs and where their career might lead. The ideal job will match their passion and skill set in an exciting challe…

By Dora Smith
5 MIN READ