{"id":48775,"date":"2022-01-24T08:30:38","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T13:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/?p=48775"},"modified":"2022-01-23T19:26:16","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T00:26:16","slug":"words-of-wisdom-from-a-91-year-old-solidworks-user-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/2022\/01\/words-of-wisdom-from-a-91-year-old-solidworks-user-podcast.html","title":{"rendered":"Words of Wisdom from a 91-Year-Old SOLIDWORKS User [Podcast]"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cThe only source of knowledge is experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2015 Albert Einstein<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/j-floyd-4.jpg\" width=\"708\" height=\"531\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I believe there are some things we can only learn from our elders.\u00a0 Some experiences we cannot learn on our own, as they occurred during a different time, so we must learn from those who have been there.<\/p>\n<p>I was introduced to 91-year-old Johnnie Floyd last summer (2021), and we have communicated through email and phone calls since.\u00a0 I had the opportunity to meet him in-person recently, and I share a good bit of our conversation in this podcast.\u00a0 He has an incredible wealth of engineering knowledge and an inventive spirit.\u00a0 He has seen more changes than anyone with his vast 64+ years of experience.\u00a0 It\u2019s amazing that he still wants to learn more, and continues to work and invent today.<\/p>\n<p>He shares a lot of his experience, problem-solving techniques, and some wisdom for other designers\/engineers at the end of the latest Born to Design Podcast:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1202378992&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true&amp;visual=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Be sure to check out all of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solidworks.com\/podcast\"><strong>Born to Design podcasts<\/strong><\/a>, and subscribe below so you will never miss an episode:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/solidworks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone colorbox-39485\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/soundcloud-button.png\" alt=\"Soundcloud\" width=\"115px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/2jVW4hy7TG12CcDpqFqmgD#_ga=2.253466441.1355142135.1544219121-05d85400-65a6-11e8-b2a2-edcb4dfbff9a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone colorbox-39485\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/spotify-button.png\" alt=\"Subscribe to Solidworks Podcast on Spotify\" width=\"115px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/born-to-design-solidworks-podcast\/id1436186801?mt=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone colorbox-39485\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/itunes-button.png\" alt=\"iTunes\" width=\"115px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/born-to-design-solidworks-podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone colorbox-39485\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/stitcher-button.png\" alt=\"Stitcher\" width=\"115px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/m\/Ivcwqfkjkyhfsfhb7kerpfbiqoe?t=Born_To_Design_-_SOLIDWORKS_Podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone colorbox-39485\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/googleplay-button.png\" alt=\"Listen on Google Play Music\" width=\"115px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tun.in\/pjarc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone colorbox-39485\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/tunein-button.png\" alt=\"TuneIn - Solidworks Podcast Page\" width=\"115px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/castbox.fm\/channel\/Born-To-Design-SOLIDWORKS-Podcast-id1419075?country=us#_ga=2.253466441.1355142135.1544219121-05d85400-65a6-11e8-b2a2-edcb4dfbff9a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone colorbox-39485\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/castbox-button.png\" alt=\"Subscribe to Solidworks Podcast on CastBox\" width=\"115px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/overcast.fm\/itunes1436186801\/born-to-design-solidworks-podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone colorbox-39485\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/overcast-button.png\" alt=\"Subscribe to Solidworks Podcast on Overcast\" width=\"115px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/j-floyd-1a.jpg\" width=\"759\" height=\"735\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Johnnie and some of his early engineering tools<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/j-floyd-2a.jpg\" width=\"741\" height=\"932\" \/><\/p>\n<p>An early invention from Johnnie \u2013 Do you know what it is?<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in connecting with Johnnie \u2013 send me an email: <a href=\"mailto:cliff.medling@3ds.com\">cliff.medling@3ds.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solidworks.com\/lp\/manufacturing-without-limits#_ga=2.49012454.1971360348.1642983906-3cc95730-2907-11eb-a656-5f5524bf4791\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46367 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/SW_Manufacturing_Domain_page_Banners_961x250_opt1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"961\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/SW_Manufacturing_Domain_page_Banners_961x250_opt1.jpg 961w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/SW_Manufacturing_Domain_page_Banners_961x250_opt1-300x78.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/SW_Manufacturing_Domain_page_Banners_961x250_opt1-615x160.jpg 615w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/SW_Manufacturing_Domain_page_Banners_961x250_opt1-768x200.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/SW_Manufacturing_Domain_page_Banners_961x250_opt1-728x189.jpg 728w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 961px) 100vw, 961px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interview with 91 year old Johnnie Floyd, who still today uses SOLIDWORKS, and is STILL inventing.  Johnnie has been inventing long before the advent of modern computers or CAD software, and holds several patents, and is still working on new ones.  Johnnie has an enormous amount of wisdom to share with other designers and engineers of any age, which I believe you will enjoy.<\/p>\n... <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/2022\/01\/words-of-wisdom-from-a-91-year-old-solidworks-user-podcast.html\">Continued<\/a>","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":48772,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[101,2774,18],"tags":[646,2836],"class_list":["post-48775","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-born-to-design","category-born-to-design-podcast","category-solidworks","tag-inventing","tag-podcast"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48775","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48775"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48775\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48796,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48775\/revisions\/48796"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48775"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48775"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48775"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}