Fast Company’s March issue portrays a diagram of Sporting Kansas City’s (the MLS soccer team in KC) hi-tech “wired” stadium, Livestrong Sporting Park. The stadium’s technology components were highly influenced by the CIO of the soccer club, Asim Pasha, and are based on the premise of a highly interactive fan experience using technology each person… [Read more…]
August 24, 2011
A charrette may be the most influential tool at a design team’s disposal. For those unfamiliar with what a charrette is, I will briefly define this important activity. Charrette is an architectural term for a short, intense design exercise. In school, it meant a furious individual effort to meet a project deadline. In the working world, it is more… [Read more…]
May 6, 2011
Click here to read my latest blog post for Healthcare Design magazine.
March 30, 2011
Design for the aging is a subject not often discussed or written about in mainstream architecture magazines, which is why its presence in January’s Architect magazine made it all the more refreshing. Architect Matthias Hollwich’s views on growing old and design for the aging were the focus of the article. I found his views hopeful;… [Read more…]
December 14, 2010
A few months ago I blogged, skeptically initially, about employee wellness programs. I ultimately concluded these programs were beneficial because the program I participate in, Virgin Health Miles, does alter my behavior in a proactive, beneficial way. Becker’s has a handy article on how to start up a successful employee wellness program at your hospital.
October 11, 2010
In July, I bit the bullet and signed up for my company’s employee wellness program, Virgin HealthMiles. I admit, it seemed gimmicky at first. When I started at Haskell, it seemed like an unnecessary way to be competitive at work. However, once I learned more about the system I realized it was nothing like that. Employee… [Read more…]
September 28, 2010
Attend any Chamber of Commerce seminar or listen to any business skill consultant’s pitch and you hear a consistent message that ‘your network is your life’ and ‘build a network so that you have it when you need it’. These messages are hammered home when you are implored to make as many professional contacts, especially… [Read more…]
September 3, 2010
North Florida Doctor’s August issue has a nice piece on the growing use of social media in healthcare. What I learned was, despite the regulation and ‘seriousness’ of the healthcare industry, it is treated no differently than any other endeavor in regard to social media use and exposure. Marc Middleton, CEO of a Florida-based healthcare… [Read more…]
August 23, 2010
The design and construction profession is guilty of credential envy. Healthcare pros flat out blow anyone out of the water in the letters-after-the-name-department. Who can match the BSN, FACHE, ACHA, MHSc, RN CRRN, BCOP, CEN, NE-BC, ad nauseum? These represent a fraction of the letter combos I saw at a recent healthcare conference. And what… [Read more…]
March 29, 2012
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