Speakers

1. 
   Alrutz, Margaret

   Director, Strategic Marketing and Experience Design, Nurture by Steelcase

   Specializing in strategic design and systems thinking, Margaret Alrutz creates future-oriented insights and innovation strategies at Nurture by Steelcase. She's an integral member of the original research team whose insights led to the founding of Nurture.

2. 
   Anderson, Rose J.

   Senior Design Researcher, Center for Innovation, Mayo Clinic

   Rose J. Anderson leads research, design and development efforts to transform health care experiences and amplify innovation across Mayo Clinic, including facilitating workshops on design methods and advising project teams through iterative, user-centered development processes.

3. 
   Beaver, Mekayla I.

   Senior Design Researcher, Center for Innovation, Mayo Clinic

   Mekayla I. Beaver, a senior design researcher and strategist, has many years of experience using human-centered design methods to create positive change. At the Center for Innovation, she helps teach design research skills and facilitate innovation throughout Mayo Clinic.

4. 
   Breslin, Maggie

   Designer, Researcher and Writer

   Maggie Breslin leads research, design and development efforts on topics such as decision making, risk communication, integrated practice models, remote care, caregiving and minimally disruptive medicine.

5. 
   DiTommaso, Dustin

   Vice President, Experience Design, Mad*Pow

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   Dustin DiTommaso has a lifetime love affair with elegant design and has spent nearly a decade chasing the perfect blend of form and function. His work has been recognized by Yahoo, Macworld, New York Festivals and The Boston Phoenix.

6. 
   Dole, Adam G.

   Business Planning Manager, Global Business Solutions, Mayo Clinic

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   Adam G. Dole works to identify and incubate opportunities for future Mayo Clinic products, services and businesses. His current focus includes creating new services that extend Mayo Clinic's reach and impact beyond the hospital walls.

7. 
   Fabricant, Robert

   Vice President of Creative, frog design

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   Working with a global team of strategists, interaction designers, industrial designers, technologists and design researchers, Robert Fabricant helps extend frog design's capabilities into new markets and offerings in areas such as health care and transportation.

8. 
   Fisher, Thomas

   Professor and Dean, College of Design, University of Minnesota

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   "As the exorbitant cost of our health care system shows, we can no longer afford bad design. In fact, the real luxury in this country has been our tolerance of so much bad design — sloppy procedures, careless processes and wasteful products — that costs us way more than we can possibly sustain."

   Thomas Fisher, whose background is in architecture and intellectual history, lectures and writes extensively on design.

9. 
   Gardner, Matthew R.

   Lead Service Design Researcher, Center for Innovation, Mayo Clinic

   Matthew R. Gardner is lead service designer for the Center for Innovation's Care at a Distance platform. He's been a part of project teams working on Mayo Clinic eConsults, re-envisioning prenatal care, clinical video visits to the home and video curbside consults.

10. 
    Koch, Leslie

    President, The Trust for Governors Island

    Leslie Koch oversees the planning, redevelopment and ongoing operation of Governors Island in New York Harbor. Under her leadership, the island has been transformed into a vibrant public space and become New York City's newest destination for the arts and culture.

11. 
    Matthews, Marc R., M.D.

    Consultant, Department of Family Medicine, Mayo Clinic

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    A family medicine physician at Mayo Family Clinic Kasson, Marc R. Matthews, M.D., believes that design thinking can enable communities to move toward their vision of health and wellness.

12. 
    Murphy, Michael

    Founding Partner and Executive Director, MASS Design Group

    Michael Murphy, co-founder of MASS Design Group, led the design and construction of Butaro Hospital in Rwanda and has been recognized by numerous organizations and magazines for his work.

13. 
    Neeley, J. Paul

    Designer and Researcher

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    "Anytime we consider anything less than everything, we are missing something."

    J. Paul Neeley is a multidisciplinary designer and researcher based in London. His work explores the implications of emerging technologies through the design of speculative futures.

14. 
    Ouyang, Min

    Design Researcher, GE Healthcare

    At GE Healthcare, design researcher Min Ouyang leads not only internal research programs but also cross-institutional collaborations.

15. 
    Ryan, Krisa N.

    Service Designer, Center for Innovation, Mayo Clinic

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    Krisa N. Ryan leads research and design efforts around "smart space" interventions aimed at improving patient outcomes while reducing clerical burden. She's worked on projects related to delivery of care for pediatric patients, patients undergoing dialysis and patients requiring enteral feeding.

16. 
    Schwartz, Bob

    General Manager, Global Design, GE Healthcare

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    With six studios in five countries, Bob Schwartz is responsible for overseeing GE Healthcare's Global Design group, a team encompassing human factors, industrial design, ergonomics, user interface design and design research.

17. 
    Wilkens, Todd

    Senior Design Researcher, Center for Innovation, Mayo Clinic

    Todd Wilkens is the design lead for the Healthy Aging and Independent Living initiative at Mayo Clinic. He has more than 15 years of experience as a creative leader, researcher, strategist and designer in many different contexts.