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TheVisualMD.com to Be Unveiled at BIF-4 Summit |
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 People around the world will soon have access to a powerful new type of medical information—a 3-D visual exploration of the cardiovascular system created from the seamless integration of state-of-the-art medical imaging and computer-generate animations. TheVisualMD.com, the latest effort from Alexander Tsiaras' Anatomical Travelogue, will allow users to view the heart as it develops and grows into a complex network of arteries and veins and as it becomes infected with disease. The site will expand in February to include animated anatomical visualizations of disease states such as asthma, depression, kidney disease, arthritis, osteoporosis, and cancer.Tsiaras will unveil TheVisualMD at the BIF-4 Summit on October 15-16. Read more
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Update on BIF-4 Storyteller John Abele: Navy Confirms Finding of Grunion |
 The navy has officially confirmed that the sunken vessel found off the coast of the Aleutian Islands is in fact the World War II submarine USS Grunion. For more than sixty years the submarine's fate remained an unsolved mystery. John Abele, one of the Grunion Commander's sons will be sharing details of the find at the BIF-4 Summit next week. This is a profound story about the power of social networking and what happens when serendipity intersects with technology and perseverance. Watch Video of the Grunion
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BIF-4 Cohost Bruce Nussbaum Takes on New Role |
 Congratulations go out to BIF research advisor and BIF-4 cohost Bruce Nussbaum who was just appointed visiting professor of innovation and design at The New School. Bruce will be working across the university to catalyze new areas of research and study that bring together design and social research with management, urban policy, environmental studies and sustainability. Read more
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Masco Corporation Becomes BIF Partner |
 Masco Corporation, one of the world's largest manufacturers of brand-name consumer products for the home improvement and new home construction markets, has become a partner of the Business Innovation Factory. Masco, with approximately 6,300 shareholders and 52,000 employees, was drawn to BIF by the power of its Experience Labs and the role the labs might play in Masco's innovation program. Masco has been actively engaged in BIF's Nursing Home of the Future initiative. Masco will be at BIF in October for the BIF-4 Summit. |
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Update: NHoF Project Takes Closer Look at Elder Experience |
 When BIF set out to create a real-world laboratory for developing and testing new solutions for improving elderly care, we knew it would be an exciting and challenging endeavor. What we didn’t know was how deeply personal and inspiring the process of building the Nursing Home of the Future (NHoF) would be. Get an update on the project and see what we've been up to HERE.
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Hey Established Companies: It's OK to Rewrite the Playbook |
 Within the cubicle environments of most large organizations, it’s easy to fall into the trap of believing change is difficult or that the rules can’t be adjusted. Not so says IBM Vice President of Corporate Communications David Yaun. Strong leadership, he says, gives the necessary permission to reject the status quo, ignore all the naysayers, and rewrite the playbook. Read more
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Best Practices in Social Networking |
 Best Buy's Steve Bendt and Gary Koelling are two of the more unusual change agents you’re likely to come across. Laid-back hipsters with modest demeanors, they shatter the myth of typical change agents who are aggressive, decisive and demanding. Yet somehow this duo managed to create something most established companies only dream of: real and informed employee engagement that cuts across boundaries, silos, and disciplines. Read more
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Meet a pioneer in surgical robotics and telemedicine: Dr. Richard Satava |
 We've profiled many storytellers over the years. Dr. Richard Satava has done many things in his life – from deciding which cutting-edge medical technologies the U.S. military will pursue, to saving lives as a surgeon in the heat of battle, to teaching surgery at Yale and the University of Washington, to serving on the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy – yet he would have you believe that all his accomplishments stem from one thing: failure. Read more
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