In episode 11 of the podcast (@AugmentedPod), the topic is: Empowering Workers to Innovate. Our guest is  Robin Dechant, Founder, Future of Manufacturing Community.

In this conversation, we talk about Why Robin is so deeply interested in Manufacturing Innovation at such a ripe, young age? Also, how do you define manufacturing innovation? Why is it relevant now? Why should young people be excited about manufacturing? Why is upskilling so fundamental? What should people know about his new 'The Future of Manufacturing' community? How to scale upskilling? What’s next in the digital factory in the next 20 years.

After listening to this episode, check out the  as well as Robin Dechant's social profile.

• Future of Manufacturing Community: https://www.futureofmanufacturing.io/
• Robin Dechant (@robindchnt): https://www.linkedin.com/in/robindechant/

Trond's takeaway: Robin Dechant represents the future of manufacturing. He is young, he is deeply engaged in innovation, he tracks startups, talks to the whole community and wants to improve the ecosystem and is passionate about upskilling. Robin is an i4.0 native, one of many we will follow on this podcast.

Thanks for listening. If you liked the show, subscribe at Augmentedpodcast.co or in your preferred podcast player, and rate us with five stars. If you liked this episode, you might also like episode 2: How to Train Augmented Workers or episode 3: Reimagine Training. Augmented--the industry 4.0 podcast.

Special Guest: Robin Dechant.