Innovation in Health Care

Now that I’m working towards my MS in Health Informatics, this caught my attention and I thought I would share…

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Pranav Mistry: The thrilling potential of SixthSense technology | Video on TED.com

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Talk about innovation! This TED talk takes us into a world that most haven’t even imagined. At first it sounds like a surreal science fiction fantasy until you listen and watch what Pranav Mistry has to say and show to us. Being able to interact between the digital world and reality like this is a game changer! Enjoy…

EQIX at it again!

Yes, I have been away on a whirlwind trip as you can see by how long ago my last post was! But I’m back and to this great news about Equinix. Go read it and be amazed. This company just never stops growing and expanding. Not to mention they are a really great group. Also, there is a download on the page that lays it all out very well. Enjoy the read and I will see you back here soon for some more interesting stuff I find, especially on innovation.

Cheers,

Jerry

Zoodak July Tournament Winner with 84%

Zoodak has really been taking off for the past couple of months with very impressive numbers. In the July Tournament, the winner was Charles Massey. Here I interview him. Please forgive me for the technical difficulties! Somewhere in there are lags and my guess is it was in my wonderful AT&T Uverse. For the bandwidth to get in and out, I believe there is some throttling going on, so please stick with me. How appropriate I got the Terms of Service today from AT&T that basically says I’m screwed and can go away if I don’t like it.

To see the video, please go here, as I am having problems with getting it to look right in WP and just decided to stop fighting with it. I hope you enjoy and please go on over to Zoodak.com and check them out. Adrian over at Zoodak is preparing everything for the September Tournament. It’s an addictive chance to have a ton of fun, compete with your friends on a fantasy trading platform and win cash!

Knockin’ On Heavens Door – More Friday Fun

Shabbat Shalom!

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Extreme Pogo? Fun Friday

Who would have thought that Pogo could go extreme? From Nova Scotia to LA, this is taking off. Innovation is always interesting…enjoy your Friday!

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RIP Mr. Kennedy

No matter what our politics are, we understand the loss of a family or friends when someone passes on. It’s no different for any of us to feel that silent respect for a loss. But it’s a little sad that whatever scandal, justified or not, is the point in a life that everybody remembers. As I sat down at my computer, of course the main news everywhere is about the passing of Ted Kennedy. So being of the age that I can still remember his biggest scandal, I typed ‘Chapaquitic’ into Google, not knowing the exact spelling. From that search I found out a somewhat morbid fact, in this article from The New York Daily News entitled “Whether it’s Chappaquiddick or Chapaquitic, Internet users search for info on famed Kennedy scandal“.
That fact is that I am no different than anyone else. The man had a long, impressive, and honorable life, not always in line with my beliefs, but a good life. That scandal at Chappaquiddick was to follow him his entire life. Whether it was justified or not, I can’t tell you, but it is profoundly sad that a person can do that much good in life, only to be remembered for one possible indiscretion. Below, I have included a CNET video of Mr. Kennedy’s statement from back when it happened. Make up your own mind on what happened, but let’s all let the man Rest In Peace. Here is a really nice obituary from the NY Times that goes deeper than I think anyone else on his life.

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Innovation In Motivation or How We In Business Can Change To Survive The Downturn

Another timely TED Talk which brings us just in time good information on how to do better. A kind of failing forward momentum on our archaic ideas of motivation in business. Dan Pink shares that “there’s a mismatch between what science knows and what business does.” Like most everything, ideas become outdated. Dan does a great job of discussing how we can make a change from 20th Century ideas on motivation with the carrot and stick method (extrinsic) to Autonomy, Mastery, and Purpose (intrinsic) motivation. In this he shares how a company called Atlassian and another you know better, Google use innovation in how they motivate . Below is a clip on Atlassian’s Core Values, which Dan touches on in the video. In the play as a team portion of the Atlassian video: “Tom Cruise works for Atlassian?”

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Innovation Mark Gonzales and “West Coast” Style

If you don’t know who Mark Gonzales is, go take a look on wikipedia at some of the innovation that this guy has had for the sport of skateboarding. In this video, his innovation is set to the song “West Coast” by Coconut Records. This is a kind of double innovation thing, innovative music set to a very innovative skateboarder’s moves. Enjoy!

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Innovation Through Perseverence

Having read a book as a kid about a group that actually went to the North Pole with dog sleds, I was intrigued by this story. Always inspiring, Ted Talks give us insight into all kinds of innovation. In this talk by Ben Saunders on skiing to the North Pole, a journey 10 times more dangerous than Mt. Everest, he shares not only his solo journey and his preparation for that journey. He also has some great advice on motivation by use of mental video clips. On arrival at the North Pole, he called three people from his satellite phone: his mom, his girlfriend, and his sponsor. He got voice mails on all three!This is the ultimate lesson in failing forward. I hope you enjoy.

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