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William D. Miller Interview — Back to Our Roots - INCOSE's Future of Systems Engineering (FuSE)
Friday, 19 September, 2025

🎁 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