Tag Archives: Health Care

Health Care + Design in Singapore

February 16th, 2012 - 6:18 pm

Share/Bookmark Stepping off the plane into Singapore is like stepping into a new-era showcase of architecture, product, and service design. It’s closer to the feeling of being 14 years into the future rather than only 14 hours. Dig a little … Continue reading →

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The Importance of Staying Cool as We Age

February 13th, 2012 - 3:07 pm

Share/BookmarkThe 2012 Consumer Electronics show revealed Nest, a ‘learning thermostat’ which has attracted a lot of media attention. Nest’s design team, lead by Apple expatriates Tony Fadell and Matt Rogers, aims to encompass the ultimate ease-of-use proclaiming, “a thermostat should … 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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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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A “Patient-Centered Medical Home” Takes Shape in Austin, MN

February 16th, 2011 - 12:38 am

Share/BookmarkPatient-centeredness – the idea that every doctor, nurse and care team member filters every decision through thoughtful consideration of a patient’s perspectives and goals — is a sacrosanct Mayo Clinic value.   But just how widely should a patient’s outlook … Continue reading →

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Devola Funk’s Health Care Reminder: “You feel healthier when you’re dressed.”

November 23rd, 2010 - 6:27 pm

Share/Bookmark “Exam” side of the Jack-and-Jill room A Mayo Clinic patient, Devola Funk, said something to me the other day that stopped me in my tracks and got me thinking. “When I’m dressed I feel healthier than I do in … Continue reading →

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“… for the rest of your life or cured.”

October 17th, 2010 - 8:08 pm

Share/BookmarkA Buddhist Model for Health Care Reform By Mettanando Bhikkhu BSc, MD, BA, MA (Oxford), ThM, PhD http://www.mat.or.th/journal/index.php?command=preview&selvol=90&selno=10&selids=1861 This was another article given to me from my physician consultant while working on a project around remote asthma care management. Again, … Continue reading →

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A Little Bit of Theory and Love

October 17th, 2010 - 8:04 pm

Share/Bookmark[This is a bit ironic that I’m writing about the love just after Fran’s post about the ROI of Love. Something’s in the air, I suppose.] I’m currently wrapping up the design research on a project around remote asthma care … Continue reading →

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A Sock, A Clown’s Story and Other Tales of Health and Care

September 14th, 2010 - 5:25 am

What do we mean by the word “health?” Can there be different definitions of health in different countries, states and regions around the world? If that is the case, how then can we learn important lessons from each other about how to stay healthy, as we must?

Hardly a symposium of limited ambition, “Transform 2010: Thinking Differently About Health Care,” sponsored by the Mayo Clinic’s Center for Innovation, hosted a group of speakers who took on such big questions. Continue reading →

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Exhibit A

August 25th, 2010 - 3:12 pm

Share/Bookmark Last September I spoke at our Transform Symposium about the power of conversation. In that talk, I mentioned that there was a significant amount of research out there to support my thesis that a healthcare delivery system focused on fostering good … Continue reading →

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