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

🎙️ Data First, AI Second, People Always | Scot Burdette, ABB CIO"𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻." - Scot BurdetteScot 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.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.If you lead data, AI, or a team through change, this one is for you.⏱️ Chapters:00:00 Meet Scot Burdette: 40 years, 60+ countries, 17 factories01:01 A day when one decision touches 60 countries03:34 Using AI to run his own calendar and time05:30 Why expecting AI to be perfect on day one backfires06:54 The multi-year build for end to end order automation09:33 What good data actually means across 60 countries13:49 Why the data plumbing has to come first14:56 Building a demo is easy, the foundation is hard17:12 Capturing tribal knowledge before the retirement wave21:13 Why the team, not the tech, are the rock stars23:40 Right people, wrong seat25:44 From the basement to the boardroom27:54 Will AI take jobs? AI as a tool29:38 Teach kids to use AI, not just build it32:30 Data and AI: transformation and adoption🎧 Watch or listen:YouTube: https://youtube.com/davegoyalSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7z6mVpTBjbqwuAgLtxgoSq?si=1171658bc9e944afApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/think-ai-podcast/id1884395529About the Think AI Podcast: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.#ThinkAIPodcast #DataStrategy #AILeadership #CIO #DaveGoyal