# How IoT will Help us Find the New Normal Post-COVID | Lenovo's John Gordon

- Show: [IoT For All Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast)
- Published: 2020-09-14
- Length: 32m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2020-09-14-how-iot-will-help-us-find-the-new-normal-post-covid-lenovos-john-gordon
- Listen: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iot-for-all/episodes/How-IoT-will-Help-us-Find-the-New-Normal-Post-COVID--Lenovos-John-Gordon-e28bmr9

## Summary

John Gordon, President of the Commercial IoT business unit at Lenovo, explains that Lenovo’s role in IoT is not to manufacture components but to provide turnkey, managed solutions that ensure devices remain operational at scale. He details how Lenovo addresses the post-pandemic 'new normal' by offering pre-validated, end-to-end workplace safety frameworks—including temperature screening and occupancy monitoring—that handle deployment, security, and ongoing maintenance. Gordon argues that moving away from custom, one-off pilots toward standardized, scalable solutions is critical for achieving ROI and managing the operational burden of millions of endpoints across global enterprises.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2020-09-14-how-iot-will-help-us-find-the-new-normal-post-covid-lenovos-john-gordon#t=1) Introduction: John Gordon and Lenovo's IoT Philosophy
- [2:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2020-09-14-how-iot-will-help-us-find-the-new-normal-post-covid-lenovos-john-gordon#t=120) The Gap Between IoT Potential and Practical Scale
- [4:58](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2020-09-14-how-iot-will-help-us-find-the-new-normal-post-covid-lenovos-john-gordon#t=298) Lenovo's Turnkey IoT Model and Partner Ecosystem
- [8:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2020-09-14-how-iot-will-help-us-find-the-new-normal-post-covid-lenovos-john-gordon#t=537) Post-Pandemic Workplace Safety Frameworks
- [12:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2020-09-14-how-iot-will-help-us-find-the-new-normal-post-covid-lenovos-john-gordon#t=724) Measuring ROI and Managing Operational Unknowns
- [16:54](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2020-09-14-how-iot-will-help-us-find-the-new-normal-post-covid-lenovos-john-gordon#t=1014) Employee Expectations and Survey Results
- [21:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2020-09-14-how-iot-will-help-us-find-the-new-normal-post-covid-lenovos-john-gordon#t=1260) Behavioral Challenges and Hotspot Monitoring
- [25:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2020-09-14-how-iot-will-help-us-find-the-new-normal-post-covid-lenovos-john-gordon#t=1513) The Future of IoT: Standardization vs. Custom Solutions

## Topics

- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Security & privacy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/security-and-privacy)
- [Pricing, margins & unit economics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pricing-and-unit-economics)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- Lenovo (company)
- IBM (company)
- General Electric (company)
- ThinkPad (product)

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