Big Eye Innovation

There's still time to register for my free #webinar tomorrow, sponsored by the awesome folks at AGE-WELL NCE Inc. The topic? Ways you can use #AI tools in your business as an #entrepreneur and #solopreneur . Check it out! ;)

Despite my oddly serious look in this shot, facilitating yesterday's #worldcafe workshop with Sinai Health and the #ScienceOfCareInstitute was a LOT of fun 😀 (and a lot of hard work by a dedicated team lead by the venerable Marianne Saragosa, RN PhD). Thanks for allowing Big Eye Innovation to help facilitate the day! 🙏 🙏🙏 There was also a great overview of the wonderful work of UHN's NORC Innovation Centre by Jen Recknagel. The day, funded by a Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada planning grant, was a great opportunity to foster discussion between #seniors , people in #homeandcommunitycare the City of Toronto #researchers , #policymakers and even those running #tech businesses to talk about #equity considerations when it comes to #aginginplace #technology and Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities or #NORCs . My key take- aways? Tech needs to be: --Purposeful and not just "tech for tech's sake" --Universally designed for people with physical, language, knowledge and other differences --Considerate of those with limited resources or outside help --Supported by PEOPLE and empowered through human RELATIONSHIPs ❤️

Eliminating unnecessary delays in the cancer diagnosis process positively impacts a person’s mental health and often greatly improves health outcomes through diagnosis at an earlier stage. #optimizingdiagnosis

Calling all registered Canadian charities with a focus on supporting family caregivers! The Petro-Canada CareMakers Foundation is currently accepting applications for their National Grant program. For further information, and to access the application portal, visit https://lnkd.in/gUXSQRZF CareMaker’s National Grants fund projects and programs that work to create transformational change in the lives of family caregivers across Canada. Please note the application portal for these grants will close July 5 11:59pm MST.

I'm super excited to host this #webinar on #ai for #solopreneurs and #entrepreneurs thanks to AGE-WELL NCE Inc. AI lets me breeze through some of the stuff I hate, so I can focus on the work I love! Link to register for this #freeevent in the comments (or use the QR). Hope to see you there on July 9 at 1pm. #innovation #smallbusiness

How might we make a #healthcare experience more like a #spa experience??? Every time I sit in the super-depressing waiting room of my #outpatient infusion clinic, I ask myself this question. It's dreary, it's riddled with have eaten posters and a gazillion STOP!!! signs all around. Would it take a ton of money to fix? Nope. Recently I went to a spa in a super-old Scarborough medical building. The entry door was broken, the hall was pretty worn, but once I stepped into the spa space? A calm, tranquil and soothing world awaited... 🕯 🧘♀️ 😌 Isn't this what patients need? Especially if they're about to get jabbed 😖 💉💉 Why does anyone need 24hour news blaring in the background?? 😩 It would appear I'm not the first one to think about this (shocker I know). But I must admit to being a little surprised when I found out the sophisticated peeps at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C. offer an Excellence in Healthcare leadership training program. As a #patient, this is definitely something I can get behind! Somehow I think this might cost a ton of money though... 😆 If anyone would like to sponsor a trip, I'm in!! #patientexperience #healthleadership #healthexcellence #healthcare #analogousthinking #healthinnovation

How might we make a hospital clinic feel more like a spa retreat? That’s the question I find myself asking every time I wait to enter the hematology clinic (which also houses oncology) to get treatment for a rare autoimmune disease called #MultifocalMotorNeuropathy or #MMN . Today was no different. But I think it was amplified by the fact that I have just finished Sue Robins' incredible #book on #patientexperience #advocacy and #healthcaretransformation, Ducks in a Row (I’ll write more on this soon). As I looked around, I counted at least 10 “DON’t” signs, FIVE stop signs, caution tape on the floor, dog eared posters about the patient portal, health equity surveys, etc. At the “welcome” desk, they still haven’t removed the old and crusty tape along the front of the cabinet (no doubt from previously splayed posters). Like Sue Robins' waiting room in British Columbia, 24/7 news is the constant hum in the background (though CP 24 verses CNN) about the latest war, murder, accident or celebrity sighting. The only interruption? The call of a number for someone not in line at the butcher’s but waiting to get their blood tested. The state of the space is in no way a reflection of the excellent care I receive from dedicated nurses and support staff—thank God! Because if I were to go on the atmosphere of the hospital space alone, I’d be screwed. Though the clinic is in the older part of the hospital, it’s interesting that even in the brand, spanking new section, it still feels cold and impersonal. My neighbour, there a few months ago for a test, noted that staff too were complaining about the poor design (even if there’s less grungy tape on the walls). When did we decide that hospitals should feel like an industrial factory floor? And how does this: A) Create a calming, welcoming and healing environment for patients and families?   And: B)Provide a work environment staff can do their best work in? It’s not rocket science, nor does it take a gazillion extra dollars. Just thoughtful, intentional choices. #hospitaldesign #patientcentred #relationshipcentred #designmatters #spa #healingtools

As I was diving down the community care #innovation rabbit hole, I was delighted to inadvertently stumble on positive feedback from the Home & Community Support Innovation Centre ❤️ on Big Eye Innovation's conference work. "One of the conference’s most dynamic features was the Lightening Lab Breakout Sessions." 😊 If you're wondering how to actively engage your delegates in a way that's dynamic, productive and gives people a great takeaway to use in their work, let's talk! #conferenceactivity #designthinking #conferenceexperience