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maker movement

Thread by thread

November 13, 2017 By Susannah Fox 2 Comments

Marcel Breuer's tapestry, Floating. The tapestry’s abstract forms are carefully structured: Breuer arranged squares in varying sizes and colors in an overall square field, resulting in a well-balanced composition.

I’m honoring the contributions of my community colleagues over the years by pulling out some of their best comments and quotes. Julia M. Brennan, in response to Textiles are technology (2015): The intersection of woven dyed hand made textiles and fast evolving technologies (high tech fabric production as well as IT communications) today is a […]

Filed Under: beauty and wonder, featured commenters Tagged With: GSA, Hhs, maker movement, textiles

Creating space for innovation

October 8, 2017 By Susannah Fox 3 Comments

Stanford Medicine X stage

It seems like forever-ago that I delivered this keynote at Stanford Medicine X. Innovators are facing even more significant challenges than I could have imagined back in September 2016. And yet I still believe we live in a time of abundant opportunity to connect with people who want to work toward a participatory, innovative future […]

Filed Under: peer-to-peer health care, policy issues Tagged With: home health care hacks, maker movement, peer-to-peer healthcare, Stanford Medicine X

We need a whole-community response in health and health care

August 29, 2017 By Susannah Fox 10 Comments

A group of men stand in knee-deep flood waters with two kayaks. One man is in a kayak.

At no other time in history have we been able to communicate across the world, in an instant, with anyone and everyone who has knowledge and experience to share. Never has it been so easy to solve problems together. When it comes to your health, your community may be your superpower.

Filed Under: peer-to-peer health care, positive patterns Tagged With: Health System Change, Hurricane Harvey, maker movement, peer-to-peer healthcare, Texas

DIY innovation in the hospital

March 27, 2017 By Susannah Fox 1 Comment

My grandfather, Frank H.J. Figge, was a cancer researcher who faced shortages during World War II and had to improvise to keep his lab going. When he ran short of quartz lenses he remembered hearing that plastic also transmits ultraviolet rays and filled synthetic sausage casings with water to create a perfect — much cheaper — substitute. Nurses have […]

Filed Under: key people Tagged With: home health care hacks, innovation, Lemelson Center, maker movement, nurses

Nurses in the Smithsonian spotlight

February 27, 2017 By Susannah Fox Leave a Comment

Exterior of the National Museum of American History in Washington, DC, with the Washington Monument in the background

The people best suited to solve a problem are often those experiencing it. Experimentation — and documentation — should be part of everyone’s toolbox, no matter where you sit in an organization or hierarchy. Prototypes should be shared, not hidden away. Early feedback is golden. Everyone is a potential innovator. I’m excited to explore these themes and more with Tiffany […]

Filed Under: key people Tagged With: innovation, Invent Health, maker movement, nursing

Textiles are technology

July 18, 2015 By Susannah Fox 21 Comments

Detail of a quilt square - a multicolor circle

I hung a quilt in my office yesterday. It was not sewn by any of my ancestors, but a great-great-aunt did have the good taste (and fortune) to buy it. The quilt not only brightens the room, but also brings a feminine touch to what is, yes, the office of the first woman to be Chief Technology […]

Filed Under: beauty and wonder Tagged With: Hhs, home health care hacks, inspiration, maker movement, textiles

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