Has Anyone Seen My ROI?
ROI is a superhero when used in the right places, a black hole when used in the wrong ones, and a discipline, not a deliverable, if you actually want it to work.
Where’s My Insight? Escaping the Waldo Effect in Data
An entertaining look at why finding insights in today’s factories feels less like analytics and more like squinting at a crowded Waldo page hoping the answers reveal themselves.
If Your Tech Disappeared Tomorrow, Would Anything Change?
Most companies call their efforts “digital transformation,” but if the operating model would function the same without the technology, then nothing transformative has happened, and this article explains why lasting change only occurs when the business itself evolves, not just the tools around it.
Forget Prediction. Build Readiness
A practical guide for manufacturers on how to strengthen their digital transformation readiness, move faster with confidence, and turn uncertainty into advantage.
What Comes After Digital Transformation?
You've transformed your tech. Now transform your yhinking
The Hard Truths of Industry 4.0, Simplified
Everyone talks about Industry 4.0 strategy. No one talks about the ways it secretly falls apart.
Modernize, Optimize & Transform
Cover Story with Intelligent Enterprise Leaders Alliance
Making Industry 4.0 Work: Lessons from Jeff Winter on Change, Culture, and Technology
This article profiles Jeff Winter’s journey into Industry 4.0 and explores how digital transformation, data integration, and cultural change are revolutionizing maintenance into a proactive, strategic driver of manufacturing success.
Strategic Thinking for Industry 4.0
This isn’t a tech stack…it’s a decision stack. Build it in this order or build excuses later.
The Real Cost of Doing Nothing
Digital transformation isn’t expensive. Irrelevance is.
AI Maturity in 2025
The State of AI Maturity in 2025: Scaling Ambition, Stumbling on Execution
Paper Thinking in a Digital World
Digital transformation doesn’t start with a tool, it starts with letting go of the paper that made the old one feel safe.
AEVO Innovate Interview
Jeff Winter challenges us to think critically: Are we truly innovating or just optimizing what’s already outdated?
What is Digital Maturity?
If you’re trying to measure progress, stop counting dashboards. Start counting seamlessness.
Your Biggest Barrier to Transformation
Your biggest transformation blocker might be wearing a company polo and sitting in your Monday morning meeting.
The Five Stages of Business Transformation
Business transformation, at its core, is about rethinking how an organization creates, delivers, and captures value.
If your infrastructure looks perfect, you probably don’t understand it.
Digital transformation sounds clean on paper. Reality is held together by scripts and duct tape.
The Relationship Between the Physical World & Digital World
A digital twin isn’t about how it looks—it’s about what it knows and how it acts
Three Types of Industry 4.0 Initiatives
Most companies label their digital projects under the umbrella of “Industry 4.0” or “Digital Transformation” when in reality there are 3 very distinct types of projects that all support these initiatives: Modernization, Optimization, and Transformation.
Season 2: Episode 1: Jeff Winter on Industry 4.0: Driving ROI and Tomorrow’s Factories
Season 2: Episode 1 - Jeff Winter on Industry 4.0