I’m willing to bet that everyone reading this has heard this multiple times in their lives. In the world of Construction Technology, I constantly deal with this phrase when trying to replace or decommission operations technology. When pondering about it more, it really got me thinking. I actually completely agree with the idea of if it ain’t broke then don’t fix it. Really???? YES I do! The issue is that people have a skewed understanding of what “Broke” means. To me, “Broke” isn’t when the piece of operations tech is on fire and no longer functions. (Which is the view of most) “Broke” is when the piece of technology no longer augments my labor in an efficient manor and the cost of not upgrading it is greater than the benefit made from the new version. Make sense?? Do me a favor… Start educating your team(s) on a better definition of broke. We can’t afford to wait for things to die before we consider them broken. There is inefficient technology out there that lives a LONG time! Understanding the true meaning of the word “broke” allows me to confidently say that I agree with the ladies and gents that say “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”!

-Cheers, Dork Trent