In Act 1 of our inaugural episode, Tyler tells a building story comparing the rise of digital connectivity, analytics, smart services, and occupant expectations in the smart buildings industry to that of the White Walkers in the popular HBO Series Game of Thrones. He asks: how do we properly prepare for digital disruption?

In Act 2, we are joined by our first ever guest: Ben Norman, Strategic Technology Incubation Execution Leader at Schneider Electric. In a wide-ranging discussion about how software and data are enabling new possibilities in building experiences, Ben shares his thought-leading technology strategy insights. He discusses the importance of collaboration and having an end vision in mind when pursuing innovation, and encourages us to embrace big-thinking and become comfortable with ambiguity towards the future. Ben makes deft comparisons between internet tech stacks and the infrastructure we find in our buildings, relating the future of what we might be able to expect in buildings with services that we are already aware of and benefit from in other tech sectors. He emboldens us to work iteratively on things that matter most (and not stuff that no one cares about...), with easy connotations on how to pursue building services in an ever-growing array of different technological enhancements.

Ben closes by sharing with us why he's excited to work for Schneider Electric in the technology industry and - for those of us trying to expand our musical tastes - well, he has some recommendations on that front as well after we tease the next episode.

Outro Music: "Paris (Aeroplane Remix)" by Friendly Fires