Before revision:  all leading up to a safer, cheaper, faster, and reliable inspection eco-system. It also dwells upon challenges such as skills relevance, adoption, and leadership in the cyber-physical world.
After revision:  all leading up to the clarity of purpose for NDE 4.0, enhanced safety and economic value for stakeholders. To pursue this worthy cause, the paper delves into some of the top adoption challenges, and proposes a journey of managed innovation, conscious skills development, and a new form of leadership required to succeed in the cyber-physical world.