The Systems Engineering Podcast

• Dov Dori Interview - The Origins & Future of OPM (Object-Process Methodology)

  🎁 GET MY FREE PDF SUMMARY OF THIS EPISODE BELOW 🎁 https://www.joshuasutherland.com/lp/free-pdf-notes-podcast-2025-12-04-dov-dori-interview/   Use the link above to get free instant access to my PDF notes.   ======================   ☎️ COACHING, CONSULTING & TRAINING ☎️ - Book a Call: https://www.joshuasutherland.com/book-a-call/ - https://InternationalSystemsGroup.com/   ✉️ NEWSLETTER ✉️ - https://www.joshuasutherland.com/newsletter/   🖐️ CONNECT WITH ME 🖐️ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuasutherland - https://www.JoshuaSutherland.com/ - https://www.TheSystemsEngineeringPodcast.com/   COURSES 🎬️ Scenarios and Making Future Proof Plans: https://www.udemy.com/course/making-future-proof-plans/?referralCode=B24BABD3F3A3EB986E8A 🎬️ Object Process Methodology (OPM) for MBSE: https://www.udemy.com/course/opm-for-mbse/?couponCode=OF83024F   ======================   🔗 EPISODE LINKS 🔗 - Prof. Dov Dori: -- https://dovdori.technion.ac.il/ -- https://professional.mit.edu/programs/faculty-profiles/dov-dori -- https://www.linkedin.com/in/dov-dori-90973 - OPCloud: https://www.opcloud.tech/   - Book: Dori, D. (2016). Model-based systems engineering with OPM and SysML (Vol. 15). New York: Springer. - Book: Dori, D. (2002). Object-process methodology: A holistic systems paradigm; with cd-rom. Springer Science & Business Media.   - ISO 19450:2024 - Object-Process Methodology: https://www.iso.org/standard/84612.html   Selected Papers: - Kang, X., Shteingardt, V., Wang, Y., & Dori, D. (2025). Neuro-Conceptual Artificial Intelligence: Integrating OPM with Deep Learning to Enhance Question Answering Quality. arXiv e-prints, arXiv-2502. - Dori, Dov. "Model‐based standards authoring: ISO 15288 as a case in point." Systems Engineering 27.2 (2024): 302-314. - Yaroker, Y., Perelman, V. and Dori, D. (2013), An OPM conceptual model-based executable simulation environment: Implementation and evaluation. Syst. Engin., 16: 381-390. - Somekh, J., Choder, M., & Dori, D. (2012). Conceptual model-based systems biology: Mapping knowledge and discovering gaps in the mRNA transcription cycle. PloS one, 7(12), e51430.   ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS ⏱️ 00:00:00 Introduction — Who is Dov Dori, what is OPM + PDF notes  00:01:48 OPM fundamentals — objects, processes, diagrams + OPL 00:05:03 Learning OPM quickly — simplicity, books, OPC Cloud 00:07:25 Origin — from information systems to systems engineering 00:14:35 ISO 19450 journey — PAS → ISO, qualitative OPM only 00:16:55 Conceptual → computational OPM — attributes, formulas, simulation 00:18:20 OPM + AI — OPL interpretation, natural language → models 00:24:15 Model-based ISO standards, contradictions, risk modelling 00:35:20 Feedback loops, system dynamics, modelling depth 00:36:50 OPM vs SysML — strengths, diagrams, communication  00:44:20 Beyond engineering — law, contracts, patents, structured knowledge  00:57:30 Neuron demo — OPM in biology + AI narrative generation  01:06:20 Future of OPM — education, kids, neuro-conceptual AGI 01:16:35 Final message  01:17:37 Outro — download PDF notes, buy books, training etc  

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• William D. Miller Interview — Back to Our Roots - INCOSE's Future of Systems Engineering (FuSE)

  🎁 GET MY FREE PDF SUMMARY OF THIS EPISODE BELOW 🎁 https://www.joshuasutherland.com/lp/free-pdf-notes-podcast-2025-09-19-william-d-miller-interview/   Use the link above to get free instant access to my PDF notes.   ======================   ☎️ COACHING, CONSULTING & TRAINING ☎️ - Book a Call: https://www.joshuasutherland.com/book-a-call/ - https://InternationalSystemsGroup.com/   ✉️ NEWSLETTER ✉️ - https://www.joshuasutherland.com/newsletter/   🖐️ CONNECT WITH ME 🖐️ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuasutherland - https://www.JoshuaSutherland.com/ - https://www.TheSystemsEngineeringPodcast.com/   COURSES 🎬️ Scenarios and Making Future Proof Plans: https://www.udemy.com/course/making-future-proof-plans/?referralCode=B24BABD3F3A3EB986E8A 🎬️ Object Process Methodology (OPM) for MBSE: https://www.udemy.com/course/opm-for-mbse/?couponCode=OF83024F   ======================   🔗 EPISODE LINKS 🔗 William D. Miller: - https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-miller-504a882/ INCOSE Future of Systems Engineering (FuSE): - https://www.incose.org/communities/working-groups-initiatives/fuse INCOSE Systems Engineering Vision 2035: - https://www.incose.org/publications/se-vision-2035   ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS ⏱️ 00:00:00 Introduction + who is Bill; PDF summary 00:01:05 At INCOSE IW 2025 — What is the future of SE? 00:01:15 Vision 2035 and shift from process to engineering of systems 00:01:36 The "ilities" challenge — integrating quality metrics 00:01:46 What a chief systems engineer actually does (requirements → sell-off) 00:02:31 Cross-discipline story - the F=ma whiteboard test 00:03:08 Back to our roots — process ≠ outcomes; "engineering of systems" 00:03:51 Four workstreams - foundations, methodology, vision/roadmap, applications 00:04:04 Application extensions beyond aero/defense (incl. healthcare, automotive) 00:04:22 Energy transition focus 00:04:36 Kodiak Island microgrid case (hydro, diesel, wind, crane regen, flywheel) 00:06:32 2003 Northeast blackout — overlooked dependencies at airports 00:07:42 Fukushima lesson — scenario planning (CONOPS) and tsunami risk 00:08:29 How to get involved- search "Systems Engineering Vision 2035" 00:08:57 Be proactive — we can't be passive about the vision 00:09:45 Vision 2035 structure - trends, current state, future, roadmap (2025/2030/2035) 00:10:53 Parting message - collaborate across the whole systems community 00:11:17 Wrap-up and thanks  

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• Michael D. Watson Interview — INCOSE President (2026–2027) & NASA's Theory of Systems Engineering

  🎁 GET MY FREE PDF SUMMARY OF THIS EPISODE BELOW 🎁 https://www.joshuasutherland.com/lp/free-pdf-notes-podcast-2025-09-12-michael-d-watson-interview/   Use the link above to get free instant access to my PDF notes.   ======================   ☎️ COACHING, CONSULTING & TRAINING ☎️ - Book a Call: https://www.joshuasutherland.com/book-a-call/ - https://InternationalSystemsGroup.com/   ✉️ NEWSLETTER ✉️ - https://www.joshuasutherland.com/newsletter/   🖐️ CONNECT WITH ME 🖐️ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuasutherland - https://www.JoshuaSutherland.com/ - https://www.TheSystemsEngineeringPodcast.com/   COURSES 🎬️ Scenarios and Making Future Proof Plans: https://www.udemy.com/course/making-future-proof-plans/?referralCode=B24BABD3F3A3EB986E8A 🎬️ Object Process Methodology (OPM) for MBSE: https://www.udemy.com/course/opm-for-mbse/?couponCode=OF83024F   ======================   🔗 EPISODE LINKS 🔗 Michael D. Watson: - https://www.incose.org/about-incose/organization/leadership/michael-watson-bio - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-watson-33294183/ NASA/TP–20205003644: Engineering Elegant Systems: - https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/nasa_tp_20205003644_interactive2.pdf   ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS ⏱️ 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:19 What it's like being INCOSE President-Elect? 00:02:26 From NASA work to INCOSE principles (and why principles matter) 00:03:20 Origin of NASA's "Engineering Elegant Systems: Theory of Systems Engineering" 00:05:15 Why systems engineering is essential at NASA 00:07:03 Adoption & impact: principles → handbooks and guidance 00:08:15 The commercial space shift - beyond big gov & primes - Parallels with aviation 00:12:25 Shuttle reuse realities vs early vision 00:14:21 Tech transfer NASA → commercial engines & rockets 00:16:46 Advice to students/early-career degrees, paths, options 00:18:26 Multiple pathways machining, manufacturing, precision build 00:20:33 How to get involved with INCOSE  

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• INCOSE President Ralf Hartmann - Making Systems Engineering Truly Global

  INCOSE (International Council on Systems Engineering) President Ralf Hartmann explains the global evolution of systems engineering, the unique role of the International Workshop, and how INCOSE is connecting technical leaders around the world. ======================   ☎️ COACHING, CONSULTING & TRAINING ☎️ - Book a Call: https://www.joshuasutherland.com/book-a-call/ - https://InternationalSystemsGroup.com/   ✉️ NEWSLETTER ✉️ - https://www.joshuasutherland.com/newsletter/   🖐️ CONNECT WITH ME 🖐️ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuasutherland - https://www.JoshuaSutherland.com/ - https://www.TheSystemsEngineeringPodcast.com/   COURSES 🎬️ Scenarios and Making Future Proof Plans: https://www.udemy.com/course/making-future-proof-plans/?referralCode=B24BABD3F3A3EB986E8A 🎬️ Object Process Methodology (OPM) for MBSE: https://www.udemy.com/course/opm-for-mbse/?couponCode=OF83024F   ======================   🔗 EPISODE LINKS 🔗 - INCOSE (International Council on Systems Engineering): – https://www.incose.org/ - Ralf Hartmann INCOSE President 2024-2025: – https://www.linkedin.com/in/ralf-hartmann-1a03a214 – https://www.incose.org/about-incose/organization/leadership/ralf-hartmann-bio   ======================  

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• System Science Matters -- ISSS President Gary Smith (International Society for the Systems Sciences)

  Gary Smith explains the importance of systems science and how he has used his presidency of the ISSS to enable collaboration within the wider systems community. ====================== ☎️ COACHING, CONSULTING & TRAINING ☎️ - Book a Call: https://www.joshuasutherland.com/book-a-call/ - https://InternationalSystemsGroup.com/   ✉️ NEWSLETTER ✉️ - https://www.joshuasutherland.com/newsletter/   🖐️ CONNECT WITH ME 🖐️ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuasutherland - https://www.JoshuaSutherland.com/ - https://www.TheSystemsEngineeringPodcast.com/   COURSES 🎬️ Scenarios and Making Future Proof Plans: https://www.udemy.com/course/making-future-proof-plans/?referralCode=B24BABD3F3A3EB986E8A 🎬️ Object Process Methodology (OPM) for MBSE: https://www.udemy.com/course/opm-for-mbse/?couponCode=OF83024F   ======================   🔗 EPISODE LINKS 🔗 - International Society for the Systems Sciences (ISSS): – https://www.isss.org/home/ - Gary Smith ISSS President 2024: – https://www.isss.org/isss-president-gary-smith/ – https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-smith-5338aa4/   ======================  

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