Why Smart Tech Doesn't Always Mean Smart Ops, with David Schultz

Today we’re joined by David Schultz (G5 Consulting) and Ryan Kershaw from Thing-Zero to unpack what smart manufacturing really looks like beyond buzzwords.Chapters: 00:00 Intro: OT vs IT and the "Boring Topics, Interesting People" Premise 00:55 Meet David Schultz: Background in Automation & G5 Consulting03:40 What Digital Transformation Actually Looks Like 06:10 Why Most Dashboards Don’t Drive Action 08:20 Human-Centered Change Management in Manufacturing 10:00 How ISA-95 Helps Bridge OT and IT 11:50 - The Real Power of Unified Namespace (UNS) 14:20 Cultural Resistance and Adoption: The Real Battle 17:15 How to Lead Through Event Storming and Trust Building 20:40 Why “Secure by Design” Isn’t Optional 23:00 Lessons from the Field: What the Best Teams Do Differently 28:45 Final Thoughts: Advice for Industrial Leaders 30:30 Wrap-Up & What’s Next for Smart Manufacturing 🎧 Brought to you by Thing-Zero — Secure. Predict. Augment. Automate.📌 Follow Ryan Kershaw: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryankershaw/📌 Follow David Schultz: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/thedavidschultz/Follow Thing-Zero on:- YouTube: YouTube.com/@Thing-Zero - Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thing-zero/- 𝕏: https://x.com/ThingZ96954- Web: https://Thing-Zero.com#IoT #OT #AI #PredictiveAnalytics #manufacturing