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ADVOCACY IN ACTION

OSPE AND SPINMASTER HOST PANEL
DISCUSSION ON ENGINEERING,
INNOVATION, AND CREATIVITY
On September 25, 2019, OSPE and SpinMaster hosted a panel
discussion and networking event on innovation, creativity,
and the future of engineering in order to explore the duality of
specialized engineering design, the importance of safety, and
the need for engineers to integrate creativity into their work
in order to remain competitive.
The event began with a demonstration of two of SpinMaster's
highly innovative creations: the Air Hogs-Supernova, Gravity
Defying Gesture-Controlled Flying Orb, and Upriser Ducati,
Remote Self-Balancing Authentic Panigale V4 S Motorcycle,
followed by a lively panel discussion led by moderator
Ryan Tremblay, Vice President of Sales at The Matrx. The
conversation focused on expectations that engineers have
from their workplaces, and the changes that need to happen
to ensure that engineers feel valued, respected, and truly able
to exercise creative thinking at work.
Panelists included:
* Isi Caulder, Patent Lawyer and Partner at Bereskin & Parr
LLP
* Dr. Tibor Turi, Ph.D., P.Eng., President, Ontario Society of
Professional Engineers
* Hamid Hashemi, P.Eng., Director, Engineering Innovation,
Spin-Master Ltd.

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* Emanuel Corthay, P.Eng., Senior Product Manager - Cisco
Cloud and UC Managed Services, Allstream
INTEGRATING EMPATHY
When asked how the engineering profession needed to adapt
to new market realities, Hamid Hashemi, P.Eng., focused on
the importance of integrating empathy into engineering:
"Empathy is a word missing from our profession. It is lacking
but it has a direct impact on the work we're doing - keeping
the end user in mind. We are bombarded with feedback these
days with online reviews for everything. We have to adapt
to that, understand it, and figure out how to integrate user
experience."
In line with this, Emanuel Corthay, P.Eng., highlighted the
importance of engineers becoming aware of the impact of
their work.
"We have to shift our focus to the social, ethical and
environmental issues. Engineers have to look outside of the
profession. We know for example with technology like AI,
it can be used to make significant improvements, but it can
also be used against people. Who is going to think about the
impact, the safety? The engineering profession has to."



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