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Stantec's Innovative Insights podcast features our planners, scientists, designers, engineers and architects. They discuss how they help clients solve the problems of today and tomorrow by taking new approaches, forming innovative partnerships, and combining subject matter expertise with cutting-edge technology.

  1. 6 JANV.

    Using digital technology and engineering expertise to help clients

    We speak to our chief digital officer about how we’re using digital technology and subject matter expertise across all our business lines to deliver more efficient services to clients.   Dave Roberts was promoted to chief digital officer in 2025. The regular co-host of the podcast, he is on the other side of the mic as the featured guest in this episode.  Using several examples, including digital twin technology, Roberts talks about how the innovative delivery of our services through technology can improve efficiency for clients across all our business lines.

    16 min

  2. 04/06/2025

    Using innovation and technology to predict devastating debris flows

    In this episode of the Stantec.io podcast, we speak to three members of our geohazards team about the post-wildfire debris flow risk of mountainous communities. They also stress how the intersection of innovation and technology can help make our communities safer.  Joining the discussion are Rick Guthrie, vice president for geohazards and geomorphology, Thad Wasklewicz, principal for geohazards and geomorphology, and Caitlin Orem, geomorphologist.

    38 min

  3. 17/04/2025

    How do innovative minds approach complex problem solving?

    In this episode of the Stantec.io podcast, we speak to four Stantec employees with diverse experience about how they use innovation to help solve complex problems for clients.   Joining the podcast are senior project manager Nadia Vogt, regional sector lead for clean generation Jag Singh, project director for treatment delivery Mark Wollina, and director of digital consulting and solutions Jeff Albee.  The group discusses how they work they do has evolved over the past two decades. And they talk about the innovative tools in their toolkit that provide the best outcomes for clients.

    44 min

  4. 21/03/2025

    Can workplace robotics help create high-performance workspaces?

    Co-hosts Dave Roberts and Mike Arsenault speak with Rick Huijbregts, our global lead for smart cities, and Yahya Saad, the co-founder and chief development officer for GlobalDWS, a technology company based in Toronto, Ontario. They discuss workplace robotics technology and the potential applications for creating more efficient and high-performance workspaces.   They also talk about where robots in the workplace could go in the future.

    15 min

  5. 24/02/2025

    The impact of nature-based solutions in design and engineering

    In this episode, co-hosts Dave Roberts and Mike Arsenault speak with Andrew Johns, Stantec’s nature-based solutions lead for the UK and Ireland, and Johnathan Scheibly, Stantec’s blue-carbon specialist for nature-based solutions. They describe nature-based solutions and why they’re often referred to as engineering with nature. And they talk about why collaboration with different design disciplines is necessary.  They also discuss the benefits of nature-based solutions for communities and the environment.

    16 min

  6. 28/01/2025

    How pumped storage hydropower can help the global energy transition

    In this episode of the Stantec.io podcast, co-hosts Dave Roberts and Mike Arsenault speak with Don Erpenbeck, Stantec’s global sector leader for dams and hydropower, and Craig Scott, Stantec’s UK director for dams and waterpower. They describe the process of pumped storage hydropower. And they talk about the scale of pumped storage projects and why collaboration with different disciplines is necessary.   They also discuss the effectiveness of the pumped storage hydropower and how it can help the clean energy transition.

    23 min

  7. 18/10/2024

    Putting the tech in Architecture: Digital innovation revolutionizing the design industry

    The impact of digital technology on design In this episode, co-hosts Dave Roberts and Mike Arsenault talk to Brendan Mullins, Stantec’s discipline lead for design computing. They discuss the evolution of digital tools in the design industry and how they make the design process more efficient and effective for clients. And they talk about the challenges of incorporating these tools into an industry that is conservative and traditional. Brendan also talks about his design work on the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art and how design computing and digital technology made the construction of the building possible.

    22 min

  8. 25/09/2024

    Digital Development: Combining experience with tech talent to create digital solutions

    How to develop digital solutions for our clients In this episode, co-hosts Dave Roberts and Mike Arsenault talk to Brandy Little, Stantec’s flood suite solutions product manager. They discuss the effective development of digital solutions to help solve client problems, like using machine learning to help better predict floods.  Brandy talks about the teamwork required between our subject matter experts and our technology experts and how they build digital solutions that can make a difference for our clients. They also discuss how to stay current when technology always seems to constantly evolve.

    11 min
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Stantec's Innovative Insights podcast features our planners, scientists, designers, engineers and architects. They discuss how they help clients solve the problems of today and tomorrow by taking new approaches, forming innovative partnerships, and combining subject matter expertise with cutting-edge technology.

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  • Création
    Stantec
  • Années d’activité
    2022 - 2026
  • Épisodes
    30
  • Classification
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