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Innovation, ikigai, and Mister Rogers

by Matthew Rehrl MD | Creativity, Ikigai

In a prior post “Physician: Know Thy ikigai? Then Know Thy Twitter” I discuss ikigai: The confluence of passion and ability with something the world needs and for which something the world will pay you for.  Well, mix ikigai in a little innovation and what...
What Healthcare Can Learn From Hootsuite and Owly

What Healthcare Can Learn From Hootsuite and Owly

by Matthew Rehrl MD | Creativity, Social Media, Twitter

Owly is the Hootsuite mascot; a simple piece of swag.   But at the last social media conference I went to (Social Media Camp in Victoria BC, one of Canada’s largest social media conferences),  it actually appears to be a little more.  You see, at the conference,...
Going Out on an Innovation Date

Going Out on an Innovation Date

by Matthew Rehrl MD | Creativity, Healthcare 3.0, Uncategorized

In the book, The Artist’s Way, one of the two criteria Julia Cameron suggests for releasing your creativity is “The Artist’s Date”. The Artist’s Date is a date with yourself. It allows you to get out in the world and see things outside of...

What Healthcare Can Learn From Texas Instruments About Designing a Culture of Innovation

by Matthew Rehrl MD | Creativity, Healthcare Innovation

Over thirty years ago,  as I was pursuing my Masters degree in Physics and before I went to  medical school, I worked at Texas Instruments as an engineer. Texas Instrument ( fondly known as “TI”),  – although best known at the time as the...

My New Definition of Innovation (Thanks MIT Sloan Executive Program!)

by Matthew Rehrl MD | Creativity

I recently completed two sister courses from the MIT Executive Program centered round innovation –  The Innovator’s DNA: Mastering Five Skills For Disruptive Innovation and Innovation Ecosystems: A New Approach to Accelerating Corporate Innovation and...
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