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LISTEN TO ISE PROFESSIONALS ACROSS ALL INDUSTRIES IN ONE PLACE, SHARING THEIR JOURNEY, KNOWLEDGE AND THOUGHT LEADERSHIP.

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Recent EPISODEs

HSPI Keynote Spotlight: Inside conversations with Dr. Patterson and Lennox Wildman.

In this special HSPI Keynote Spotlight episode of Problem Solved, listeners are invited inside conversations with Dr. Emily Patterson and Lennox Wildman, two leaders shaping the future of healthcare systems improvement.

Through practical insights and real-world examples, these thoughtful conversations highlight how industrial and systems engineering principles are being applied to strengthen healthcare delivery and support the professionals who make it possible.

S6. Episode 10:The Systems Behind the Ballots

The Systems Behind the Ballots with Dr. Scala. we go behind the scenes with Dr. Natalie Scala, industrial and systems engineer and director of the Empowering Secure Elections lab at Towson University, to explore how ISE tools are strengthening election processes without becoming political.

S6. Episode 9: From Classroom to Career

From Classroom to Career: Young Professional Lessons from the First Five Years
The first five years of your career can feel like a crash course in the real world. One moment you’re confident in your coursework, and the next you’re navigating ambiguity, imposter syndrome, and expectations no syllabus ever prepared you for.

S6. Episode 8: What if Santa is an Industrial and Systems Engineer

In this festive special of Problem Solved, IISE members and volunteers share short, creative voice memos imagining how Santa’s North Pole operation uses IE/ISE tools—from logistics optimization to quality management, ergonomics, capacity planning, predictive analytics, Just-In-Time systems, continuous improvement, facility layout, human factors, and more.

S6. Episode 7: Inside the Innovation Cup Competition

Across industries, teams are solving massive, complex challenges — but too often, those breakthroughs stay hidden inside their organizations. The IISE Innovation Cup, sponsored by the University of Tennessee Knoxville, changes that. It gives teams a global stage to showcase measurable results, real-world impact, and the power of industrial and systems engineering in action.

S6. Episode 6: IISE Innovation Cup Judging Criteria

Plan on entering the IISE Innovation Cup? Make sure to check out this unedited interview from committee member Bill Harrington. We spoke with him about for an episode of Problem Solved and he had some valuable insight for your team!

S6. Episode 5: Large Language Models: How Far We've Come

Large language models aren’t just improving — they’re transforming how we work, learn, and make decisions. In this episode of Problem Solved, IISE’s David Brandt talks with Bucknell University’s Dr. Joe Wilck about the true state of LLMs after the first 1,000 days: what’s gotten better, what’s still broken, and why critical thinking matters more than ever.

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