Data First, AI Second, People Always | Ep. 13 with Scot Burdette (ABB)

<p>🎙️ Data First, AI Second, People Always | Scot Burdette, ABB CIO<br /><br />"𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻." - Scot Burdette<br /><br />Scot Burdette runs digital transformation at ABB across 3 business lines, 60+ countries, and 17 factories. 40 years in technology, from HP and EDS to global division CIO, and a 2025 Ohio ORBIE Awards global finalist. In this conversation with Dave Goyal, he lays out a simple order of operations: 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁. 𝗔𝗜 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱. 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀.<br /><br />We get into the unglamorous data plumbing nobody celebrates, why a demo is the easy part, what good data means across 60 countries, capturing hard-won knowledge before people retire, and how the CIO role moved from the basement to the boardroom.<br /><br />If you lead data, AI, or a team through change, this one is for you.<br /><br />⏱️ Chapters:<br />00:00 Meet Scot Burdette: 40 years, 60+ countries, 17 factories<br />01:01 A day when one decision touches 60 countries<br />03:34 Using AI to run his own calendar and time<br />05:30 Why expecting AI to be perfect on day one backfires<br />06:54 The multi-year build for end to end order automation<br />09:33 What good data actually means across 60 countries<br />13:49 Why the data plumbing has to come first<br />14:56 Building a demo is easy, the foundation is hard<br />17:12 Capturing tribal knowledge before the retirement wave<br />21:13 Why the team, not the tech, are the rock stars<br />23:40 Right people, wrong seat<br />25:44 From the basement to the boardroom<br />27:54 Will AI take jobs? AI as a tool<br />29:38 Teach kids to use AI, not just build it<br />32:30 Data and AI: transformation and adoption<br /><br />🎧 Watch or listen:<br />YouTube: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://youtube.com/davegoyal" target="_blank">https://youtube.com/davegoyal</a><br />Spotify: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://open.spotify.com/show/7z6mVpTBjbqwuAgLtxgoSq?si=1171658bc9e944af" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/show/7z6mVpTBjbqwuAgLtxgoSq?si=1171658bc9e944af</a><br />Apple Podcasts: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/think-ai-podcast/id1884395529" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/think-ai-podcast/id1884395529</a><br /><br />About the Think AI Podcast:<br />Dave Goyal sits down with the operators and leaders putting AI and data to work in the real world, minus the hype. New episodes weekly.<br /><br />#ThinkAIPodcast #DataStrategy #AILeadership #CIO #DaveGoyal</p>