This episode features Ros Lishman (University of Cumbria, UK), Rich Maltzman (Boston University, USA), Nigel Williams (University of Portsmouth, UK) chatting about using ChatGPT in learning, teaching and assessment in the context of developing professional project managers and leaders.

The recording is also available on the PMI People, Planet, Profits & Projects Blog - The ChatGPT Educator's Quandary , following on from Rich's PMI blog ChatGPT Ate My Brain.

Recorded 25 January 2023

Our guest is Dr Beverly Pasian.

In the interview: Bev talks about her research into the quality of life in smart cities.  Some key highlights from the discussion: the importance of being human - for project managers to be more mindful of their actions impacting on the quality of life; some aspects of smart cities are overlooked, for example housing; and “...the world of project management research was morally ambiguous”.

About Beverly Pasian: Bev is a smart city expert and an enthusiastic project management advocate. She is an Associate Professor and Senior Researcher at the Utrecht University of Applied Sciences in The Netherlands and conference series chair for the IEEE European Technology & Engineering Management Summit (ETEMS).  To find out more about ETEMS visit: 2021 conference; 2022 conference; 2023 conference.

About the podcast: Asking the questions are Dr Nigel Williams (UK), Richard Maltzman (USA) & Ros Lishman (UK).

Bev answers questions on: What are smart cities, and why they are important?; What sorts of projects and programs do they launch?; What is quality of life and why is it important?; How do smart cities contribute to quality of life; How does quality of life differ by country or region?; Which type of smart city projects seem to have the greatest impact of quality of life?; As project managers, what can we do to improve quality of life in our communities?

Podcast recorded on 26 October 2022.

Available to view as a video on Spotify.

Our guest is Trey Sherard.

In the interview: Trey gives tremendous context on the realities of a watershed and the interconnectedness of rivers and surrounding land. He talks about the projects to clean up one of the most polluted rivers in the world, how the stakeholders in this area of Washington were underserved (due to the lower income of surrounding residents) and how an awakening has occurred in the area amongst the business owners, community leaders, and environmentalists, resulting in a vast improvement in the river’s water quality and reduction of plastic contaminants, with much work still left to be done.

About Trey Sherard: Trey is a biologist, researcher, teacher, and river guide, who recently won the River Network’s River Hero award. Trey serves as a community organizer and a voice for the Anacostia River. In addition to coordinating Anacostia Riverkeeper’s Clean Waterways cleanup series, he manages several Bandalong litter traps and ARK’s green infrastructure program. Most recently, Trey used volunteer-collected data to advocate for and unanimously pass the polystyrene foam ban in Washington, DC. His gifts of inspiration and education make him a powerful advocate for a fishable and swimmable Anacostia. One of the Worldsaver podcast crew was lucky enough to be on board one of Trey’s tours and luckily was able to book him for a podcast appearance.

About the Anacostia Riverkeeper project: Visit https://www.anacostiariverkeeper.org/ 

About the podcast: Asking the questions are Dr Nigel Williams (UK) & Richard Maltzman (USA).

Trey answers questions on: Who are you and how are you saving the world?; Tell us a little about the Anacostia River; What is the watershed and why is understanding that an important piece of your work? On your site, you list four things that you do: Mitigate Stormwater, Mitigate Stormwater, Mitigate Trash, Protect the River, and Connect Communities, can you say more about this?; What does the community have to do to make the Anacostia swimmable again?.

Podcast recorded on 26 April 2022.

Available to view as a video on Spotify.