EP. 144: Human-Centered Design in Healthcare: Why Nurses Lead the Best Solutions
About this episode
Dr. Marion Leary discusses how human-centered design can empower nurses to create effective solutions in healthcare.
Innovation in healthcare works best when nurses are given the time, support, and trust to solve the problems they see every day. In this episode, Dr. Marion Leary joins Dr. Renee Thompson to discuss how human-centered, equity-centered design thinking can empower healthcare leaders to create more practical solutions. Marion explains why leaders must resist the urge to be immediate "fixers" and instead focus on deeply listening to end-users to ensure they are solving the right problems. She also highlights the Johnson & Johnson Nurse Innovation Fellowship, which encourages senior nurse leaders to leverage empathy and co-create workplace improvements for both staff and patients. Ultimately, she emphasizes that truly supporting nurses as innovators requires providing them with dedicated resources, protected time, and well-deserved recognition. Tune in to learn how healthcare leaders can use design thinking to slow down, listen better, and create solutions that truly work. About Dr. Marion Leary: Marion Leary, PhD, MPH, RN, is an expert in innovation methodology, human-centered design, and design thinking in healthcare and nursing. She works to amplify and educate nurses as leaders in…
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