Engineering Change Podcast

About Engineering Change Podcast

ENGINEERING CHΔNGE® is the podcast designed to help REDEFINE engineering by: RE-imaging who we see as engineers and what we see as engineering; DE-siloing our approach to academic programs, research, and problem solving; and FINE-tuning organizational conditions so people with different backgrounds and perspectives can contribute fully to outcomes that serve all of society. It's about being just as intentional with our organizational systems as we are with solving any other problems in engineering; applying a carefully planned, iterative process that includes the stakeholders from problematization through ideation, evaluation and ultimately, selecting the best solutions. Each episode will leave you with something concrete you can do to better understand your system and move forward from wherever you are in the process of ENGINEERING CHΔNGE®.

Publisher

Dr. Yvette E. Pearson

Category

business · science · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

4 May 2020

Latest episode

3 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

4 of 39 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   3 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Six Years and a Lotta Lattes

   Host David L. Ryan and co-producer Quincy reflect on six seasons of ENGINEERING CHANGE, sharing lessons learned and future possibilities in this interview.

2. 

   20 May 2026

   AI Can't Fix a Broken System

   Send us Fan Mail In this episode of ENGINEERING CH∆NGE®, I take a systems-centered look at one of the biggest conversations happening across engineering organizations and society right now: AI. While many organizations are focused on AI models, tools, productivity, and technical readiness, this episode explores a deeper question: What happens when AI is introduced into systems that already struggle with communication gaps, lack of trust, inequitable processes, or flawed decision-making? Drawi...

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   8 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The Myth of Meritocracy in Engineering

   Send us Fan Mail Is engineering really a meritocracy? We’re taught that hard work, strong performance, and clear metrics determine who advances. But what if the system isn’t as objective as it seems? In this episode of ENGINEERING CH∆NGE®, I break down how “merit” is often interpreted, or even manufactured, not measured and how the systems we trust to evaluate performance can actully distort it. In this episode: Why performance without context is incomplete and often misinterpreted.How ...

Inside a recent episode

Six Years and a Lotta Lattes

Published 3 Jun 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] I really questioned whether anybody would listen at all. You know, I sent it out to my family group chat, which is about 18 people. I'm like, I hope five of them listen. I could probably count on my mom and my brother, maybe my daughter. Yeah. But the podcast, when we started it, one thing that I remember is that we were focused squarely on engineering education. And the whole big picture umbrella has been focused on systemic change. That part hasn't changed. Our focus is not as narrowly pointed toward engineering education because we do talk about engineering and other STEM-based organizations, whether it be institutions or employers, and that could be industry, federal government, any range of employers, consultants, and even STEM Professional Society. […]

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