Tomek Tryczyński, Sales Team Leader and Sales Competency Trainer, talks with Błażej Płaczynta-Brudnik — an experienced trainer, specialist in building safety culture, and board member at MindLab — about the future of industry and the impact of new technologies on employees. Together, they examine how Industry 4.0 differs from Industry 5.0, which competencies are becoming essential in a digital environment, and why not everyone embraces innovation. Enjoy the conversation!

❓ In this episode:

◾ The history of industrial revolutions: how did we arrive at 4.0 and 5.0?
◾ VUCA, BANI and other acronym-based challenges of the modern world
◾ The skills gap in industry: can it be closed?
◾ Resistance to change: why employees do not always welcome innovation
◾ AI and automation: do machines take our jobs or create new ones?
◾ Pitfalls and opportunities of Industry 4.0
◾Stages of employees’ adaptation to new systems

📚 Recommended reading:

The Fourth Industrial Revolution – Klaus Schwab

The future leader – Jacob Morgan

🎙️ Hosted by:

👨‍💻 Tomek Tryczyński
Sales Team Leader at MindLab and B2B sales consultant. Tomek works daily with MindLab’s key clients, helping to design tailored solutions and training projects. He has been active in the training industry for 10 years and in sales for 8 years.

👨‍💻 Błażej Płaczynta-Brudnik
Board member at MindLab and trainer. He specializes in training and onboarding employees in industrial companies, designing and implementing programs to develop managerial and communication skills. He holds degrees in Psychology from Jagiellonian University and Environmental Geophysics from AGH University of Science and Technology. He completed the BAZA trainer course under PTP supervision and is a certified Change Management Practitioner by APMG International.