Tag Archives: CFI

Med School Lite Series with Dr. Marc Matthews

July 30th, 2012 - 8:33 am

Share/Bookmark With two informal gatherings of members of Mayo Clinic’s Center for Innovation, Dr. Marc Matthews of Mayo Family Clinic Kasson offered an impromptu glance at the beginning stages of a long and challenging medical career – medical school. It … Continue reading →

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CFI Selective: Innovating Outpatient Primary Care

July 16th, 2012 - 10:27 am

Share/Bookmark John Roger Alden Shepherd, Mayo Medical Student (Class of 2015), participated in a one-week selective with Mayo Clinic’s Center for Innovation, learning from the Community Health Transformation platform. Here is his reflection detailing his observations and learning in Mayo … Continue reading →

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Catch the Transform Fever

June 13th, 2012 - 9:16 am

Share/BookmarkGetting Excited to Transform? Mayo Clinic’s Center for Innovation Transform symposium is a multidisciplinary conference for thought provoking and inspiring ideas in order to design solutions that transform the experience and delivery of health care. Already in it’s fifth year, … Continue reading →

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Flexible by Design, a Homage

May 3rd, 2012 - 4:41 pm

Share/Bookmark I recently had the opportunity to attend the 2012 Healthcare Design Conference HxD in Boston organized and hosted by Mad*Pow and Claricode. I saw many excellent speakers and left feeling pleasantly overwhelmed by the new learnings and perspectives I was able to gain from … Continue reading →

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The People Who Inspire Us

November 3rd, 2011 - 10:08 pm

Share/BookmarkFor design week, we were asked to print out images of people who have influenced our work. The selections ranged from fellow employees, patients, to artists and authors. One nurse’s holistic philosophy to patient care, her tenacity and willingness to … Continue reading →

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The People Who Inspire Me

November 3rd, 2011 - 10:05 pm

Share/BookmarkAs I traverse between being present to a sort of third person on-looker of myself, I catch myself repeating certain stories over and over– choice stories (most likely quirky or humorous, and/or maybe embarrassing) that I always tell people. Sometimes … Continue reading →

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My Wellness Roller Coaster, A Design Research Tool

October 18th, 2011 - 10:56 am

Share/BookmarkAs part of the primary research for our six-month long research and design project entitled, What Ifs, Ahas and Now Whats?: Designing for the Creative Process of Behavior Change, my design partners, Marnie Meylor and Matthew Gardner, and I created … Continue reading →

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Focusing on Potential: Conversations About Strengths

October 17th, 2011 - 10:04 pm

Share/BookmarkTraditionally, medicine is about treating and diagnosing the disease. Instead, what if we focus on a patient’s potential instead? What if we focus on what the patient is doing right? Might this lead to positive health behavior change? As part … Continue reading →

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Off the Seat, Up and About!

August 16th, 2011 - 6:16 pm

Share/BookmarkAfter a six-month long research and design project around behavior change, my design partner, Marnie Meylor, and I decided to present our work through an exhibition rather than a traditional Power Point. Our exhibition entitled, “What If’s, Aha’s and Now … Continue reading →

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Second Life can benefit corporation’s real life

March 4th, 2011 - 11:48 pm

Share/Bookmark Some articles on Second life (SL) have been coming lately, highlighting the way companies are using the virtual space in a corporate way. Networking, hosting meetings or conferences and especially when travel is difficult this alternative not only saves time but allows … Continue reading →

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