Podcasts about adaptive design

New York Times science journalist Emily Anthes, author of The Great Indoors, has spent a lot of time thinking about how buildings shape our lives, from mood to mortality. From designing hospitals that speed up recovery, to developing autism-friendly apartments, to rejigging offices to boost productivity — the interior of the built environment can be a crucial factor in determining human health and happiness. After all, we spend 90% of our time inside. So why not use soundproofing, plants, and universal design to make our inner worlds a dreamy place to be?Join the Building Good community today:https://www.buildinggood.caLinkedIn

In this episode of the Crazy Wisdom Podcast, I, Stewart Alsop, sit down with Matt Omernick, a pioneer in leveraging interactive technology for health and cognitive improvement. We explore his journey from traditional game development to creating transformative digital therapeutics, touching on how technology like video games and AI is reshaping cognitive health, creativity, and human potential. Matt also shares his insights into the FDA approval process for these groundbreaking tools, discusses the role of creativity in a tech-driven future, and highlights the importance of ethical AI practices. For those interested in Matt's work, you can connect with him on LinkedIn to dive deeper into his ongoing projects.Check out this GPT we trained on the conversation!Timestamps00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome00:29 Neuralink and Cognitive Impairment01:20 The Cognitive Crisis and Technology's Role03:18 Digital Therapeutics and AI Biometrics03:44 AI Augmentation and Creativity05:33 The Future of AI and Creativity08:02 Closed Loop Systems and Personalized Technology11:42 Generative AI and Ethical Considerations16:20 Art, Suffering, and Creativity19:30 The Human Element in AI20:10 Adaptability: Humanity's Strength and Weakness22:05 The Role of AI in Creative Fields23:08 Fragmentation and Tribalism in the Age of AI24:46 Evolutionary Biology and Human Adaptation28:14 Digital Health and Therapeutics30:33 Navigating the FDA Approval Process35:46 The Future of AI in Bureaucracy39:37 Conclusion and Contact InformationKey InsightsTechnology as a Tool for Cognitive Health: Matt Omernick highlights the transformative potential of interactive technologies like video games in addressing cognitive impairments. Once stigmatized, video games are now proving to be powerful tools in promoting mental health, supported by rigorous scientific evidence. These innovations open a new frontier in digital therapeutics, making it possible to create adaptive experiences that train the brain and yield measurable, durable improvements in cognitive function.The Role of AI in Creativity and Problem-Solving: AI is reshaping creativity by serving as an augmentation tool rather than a replacement for human ingenuity. Matt draws parallels to the introduction of tools like Photoshop, emphasizing that AI enables artists and creatives to work faster, experiment more, and push boundaries, while still relying on human input to guide its applications. This partnership between humans and AI is a significant shift, particularly in industries like gaming and digital art.The Cognitive Crisis of Overstimulation: Modern society faces a cognitive crisis driven by unprecedented levels of stimulation from technology. Matt discusses how primitive brain structures are struggling to cope with the demands of a hyper-connected world. However, instead of retreating from technology, he advocates leveraging it intelligently to create systems that help humans adapt and thrive in this new environment.FDA Approval as a Milestone for Digital Therapeutics: Achieving FDA approval for a video game-based therapeutic was a groundbreaking step, validating the legitimacy of this new form of medicine. The process involved creating a new regulatory framework tailored to digital products, blending the rigor of traditional clinical trials with the flexibility of software development. This achievement paves the way for future innovations in digital health.The Power of Closed-Loop Feedback Systems: Closed-loop systems, which continuously measure and adapt based on user input, are central to the success of digital therapeutics and other adaptive technologies. Matt explains how this approach not only optimizes cognitive training but also offers a model for creating highly personalized and effective interventions in health and wellness.Ethics and Responsibility in AI Development: Matt underscores the critical need for ethical practices in AI, particularly in creative fields. Protecting artists' rights, ensuring transparency in how AI is trained, and addressing potential biases are essential for fostering a future where technology serves humanity's best interests without exploitation or harm.A Hopeful Vision for the Future: Despite potential dystopian outcomes, Matt remains optimistic about the trajectory of technology. He believes humanity's adaptability and creativity will guide us toward solutions that enhance our lives and address major challenges. His work exemplifies this optimism, focusing on creating tools that blend technological sophistication with ethical and human-centered design principles.

In this week's episode, the 100th episode, I sat down with Sinéad Burke. Sinéad is an Irish author, academic and disability activist. She is the Founder of Tilting The Lens, a disability-led consultancy that advises major global brands, guiding them in their move from awareness to action by creating more accessible practices, policies, products and services, places and promotions. We discuss her career path from fashion blogger to CEO, the shift in asking the fashion industry to design for us, the disabled community, to design with us, the power and influence of disability representation, not just in fashion, and much, much more. Read the Transcription HERE Follow Sinéad: Instagram: @thesineadburke, Website: https://www.sinead-burke.com Follow Tilting the Lens: Instagram: @tiltingthelens, Website: https://tiltingthelens.com Follow Me: Instagram: @jill_ilana , @alwayslookingup.podcast Website: https://www.jillianilana.com Email: alwayslookingup227@gmail.com This episode was edited and produced by Ben Curwin.

In this week's episode I sat down with Haleigh Rosa. Haleigh is a disability model, advocate, and founder of the foreveryone.foundation. Haleigh has collaborated with iconic brands including Off-White, Tommy Hilfiger and SKIMS, having appeared in a campaign launching the brand's debut adaptive collection that recently went viral when conservative political commentator Candace Owens expressed her opposition to disability representation. We discuss the differences between being uneducated and being ignorant, how she and the disability community responded to what Candace Owens had to say, and why disability representation matters, why it is everything. Read the transcription HERE Follow Haleigh: Instagram: @halrosa TikTok: @halrosa Follow the foreveryone.foundation: Instagram: @foreveryone.foundation Follow Me: Instagram: @jill_ilana , @alwayslookingup.podcast Website: https://www.jillianilana.com Email: alwayslookingup227@gmail.com This episode was edited and produced by Ben Curwin.

It is now widely accepted that for autistic and neurodivergent individuals to be fully included and successful in educational and vocational settings, the design of such settings must support accessibility and be sensitive to the specific environmental challenges posed by different settings. Such challenges may occur due to the sensory and social demands inherent in schools, vocational settings, and everyday environments. Dr. Magda Mostafa, a leading expert and innovator in architectural design for neurodivergent individuals, discusses her groundbreaking work that is at the forefront of influencing autism friendly design and has helped to improve quality of life for autistic children, adults and their families.

In this 1st ever friendpisode, you'll be learning from the personal and professional life of Maegan Blau, a friend to us OTPs. We talk about interior design, accessibility, the ADA, how it all relates to OTPs and so much more. Now based in sunny Arizona, her interior design career started with a personal journey to renovate and adapt her first home to fit accessibility needs while having a high level of style. In 2009 she incurred a C6-C8 spinal cord injury and has been a wheelchair user ever since. She is diagnosed with an incomplete C8 spinal cord injury which has obviously changed the way she lives in the blink of an eye. As a person with a disability, it seemed the majority of options to make homes accessible were straight-up ugly and very hospital-like. It got her thinking…we can do better than this! Combining her perspective of disability with her life-long passion for interior design fueled Maegan to find creative ways to make spaces beautifully accessible. In 2018 she started Blue Copper Design to elevate the world of adaptive design.Show Key Points:· Maegan describes her work and whom she serves· She describes what inspired her to do this work and her path to entrepreneurship· She explains her service and how it can benefit others· She shares her views on the ADA and Accessibility· She provides OT practitioners valuable career advice RESOURCES:Instagram @bluecopperdesign As always, I welcome any feedback & ideas from all of you or if you are interested in being a guest on future episodes, please do not hesitate to contact Patricia Motus at transitionsot@gmail.com or DM via Instagram @transitionsot THANK YOU for LISTENING, FOLLOWING, DOWNLOADING, RATING, REVIEWING & SHARING “The Uncommon OT Series” Podcast with all your OTP friends and colleagues! Full Episodes and Q & A only available at:https://www.wholistic-transitions.com/the-uncommon-ot-seriesSign Up NOW for the Transitions OT Email List to Receive the FREEUpdated List of Uncommon OT Practice Settingshttps://www.wholistic-transitions.com/transitionsot For Non-Traditional OT Practice Mentorship w/ Patricia:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeC3vI5OnK3mLrCXACEex-5ReO8uUVPo1EUXIi8FKO-FCfoEg/viewform Happy Listening Friends!Big OT Love!All views are mine and guests own.Be a Patron to support The Uncommon OT Series Podcast project via Patreon.

God himself declares, “My Glory will I not give to another, nor my praise to graven images.” Yet the fundamental tenets of Evolution, mutations and natural selection, are doing just that, stealing the glory from God and giving that glory to another.  Dr. Randy Guliuzza, President of the Institute for Creation Research, joins Eric Hovind in a thought-provoking conversation addressing Natural Selection vs Adaptive Design.    Watch this Podcast on Video at https://creationtoday.org/designed-to-adapt/ Join Eric LIVE each Wednesday at Noon CT for conversations with Experts. You can support this podcast by becoming a Creation Today Member at CreationToday.org/Live

Webinar Presented by Dr. John Kenagy The Objective: Scientifically develop leaders at all levels to deliver exactly what patients and/or customers need at continually lower cost – low risk, high reward, fast. Kata Learning Objectives – Know why and how: 1. Conventional, data-driven leadership and management systems, projects, consultants, and technologies fail in complex, dynamic, unpredictable work. 2. Adaptive Design (AD) Kata improves standardized work in real-time. 3. AD Kata Leaders use the Scientific Method to improve at all levels: frontline to C-Suite 4. The people on AD Kata Teams discover, adapt, and improve as part of their daily work 5. AD Kata Leaders continuously replicate and scale results, success, trust, and optimism appropriate to their level and without waste of any resource (c) 2021, John W. Kenagy, MD. Adaptive Design and Ideal Patient Care are registered trademarks of John Kenagy About Dr. John Kenagy Dr. Kenagy knows healthcare as a vascular surgeon, executive, academic researcher, author, and innovator. But his most meaningful experience was as a patient following a critical injury. He discovered his survival depended on the efforts of dedicated, highly trained individuals working in an unpredictable, conflicted system (the current healthcare Kata). As a Visiting Scholar at Harvard Business School, his research translated Leading Indicator Systems from resilient companies like Toyota, Apple, Intel and Amazon to healthcare. His discovery: our solutions are designed-to-adapt Kata's from leadership to the point of care.

MD, author, Kenagy & Associates Show notes: https://www.leanblog.org/417 My guest for Episode #417 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is John W. Kenagy, MD, MPA, ScD, FACS, of his firm Kenagy & Associates based in Washington state. John is the author of the book Designed to Adapt: Leading Healthcare in Challenging Times. Dr. John Kenagy knows healthcare as a physician, executive, academic researcher and advisor.  In addition to his clinical experience as a vascular surgeon, he has been Chief of Surgery, Chief of Staff and Regional Vice President for Business Development in a not-for-profit healthcare system.  But, his most meaningful experience was becoming a patient, as we'll hear about today. Searching for new answers, he became a Visiting Scholar at Harvard Business School.  His research included developing disruptive innovation healthcare strategy with Harvard Professor Clayton Christensen and translating to healthcare the drivers of success in resilient, highly adaptive companies like Toyota, Intel and Apple. Dr. Kenagy is hosting a webinar in the KaiNexus Continuous Improvement webinar series on June 15th. Please join us for that by registering here. Topics, questions, and links related to today's episode include: What's your Lean / Toyota Production System “origin story”? What he learned after falling out of a tree in 1982 What he learned from Clayton Christensen, Kent Bowen & Steve Spear at HBS “Toyota enables people to succeed & makes learning part of that success” 4 Rules in Use – the essence of TPS Spear: Decoding the DNA of the Toyota Production System The rules applied in HC? What did you learn? Learned also from Amy Edmondson at HBS Learned from Toyota's Mr. Oba “Education can get in the way of learning” Learned at a smaller TMMK supplier, not at Georgetown, only 120 employees What is “adaptive design”? Origins of that phrase? Why avoid the word “Lean”? Being adaptive in dealing with pandemic challenges — what are the characteristics of their success?  Leadership Kata — 5 principles 1) Clear, meaningful objective (hearts & minds) 2) always start small, simple, safe, and fast 3) use relevant (timely, role specific, actionable) info and simple rules, rapid feedback on effects on your action 4) improvements made by teams involving people doing the work 5) replicate and scale, success trust and optimism … never stop  What do you mean by “virtuoso leadership”? The podcast is sponsored by Stiles Associates, now in their 30th year of business. They are the go-to Lean recruiting firm serving the manufacturing, private equity, and healthcare industries. Learn more. This podcast is part of the #LeanCommunicators network. 

Philippa and Katie speak with clothing designer Emily Morabito, founder of the adaptive activewear label Remedy. We spoke about her introduction and movement into adaptive design, the situation of clothing access for disabled people, and her approach to design and sustainability.

Adaptive Design's craftspeople and designers create equipment aiding physically impaired children and adults to better function in their daily lives. Jennifer Hercman and board member Ronnie Eldridge discuss the challenges to a modest not-for-profit group

The Company provides online training for its global sales and technical staff. Training a global workforce presents several problems. Sales and technical both need product training, but while their needs differ, there is a significant overlap that blurs the boundaries. The common solution is to create different training for each group, but this is inefficient, and many employees find the need to train in both. In addition, regional differences tend to be ignored in order to meet training deadlines. This project addresses the problem of training two different yet closely aligned groups while dealing with global differences. Adopting an adaptive design for training allowed the Company to successfully address these issues. About Domenic Caloia: A Senior Learning Developer at Johnson Controls and a learning strategist. For the past several years Mr. Caloia has been presenting at learning and development conferences on innovative solutions that include Simulating xAPI without a Learning Record Store, Designing for the Millennial Learner, and Adaptive Design for Personalized Learning. Domenic's current passion is empowering the learner as online learning becomes increasingly automated. Mr. Caloia has been successfully designing adaptive courses, providing personalized learning to diverse audiences. His unique approach based on Learner Intelligence does not require AI. Now designers can quickly create personalized learning experiences. Website: www.LearnerIntelligence.org The Gamification Quest Podcast Host is Monica Cornetti, CEO of Sententia Gamification (www.SententiaGamification.com)and Gamemaster of GamiCon - The Conference for the Gamification of Learning (www.GamiCon.us)

The Company provides online training for its global sales and technical staff. Training a global workforce presents several problems. Sales and technical both need product training, but while their needs differ, there is a significant overlap that blurs the boundaries. The common solution is to create different training for each group, but this is inefficient, and many employees find the need to train in both. In addition, regional differences tend to be ignored in order to meet training deadlines. This project addresses the problem of training two different yet closely aligned groups while dealing with global differences. Adopting an adaptive design for training allowed the Company to successfully address these issues. About Domenic Caloia:  A Senior Learning Developer at Johnson Controls and a learning strategist. For the past several years Mr. Caloia has been presenting at learning and development conferences on innovative solutions that include Simulating xAPI without a Learning Record Store, Designing for the Millennial Learner, and Adaptive Design for Personalized Learning. Domenic's current passion is empowering the learner as online learning becomes increasingly automated. Mr. Caloia has been successfully designing adaptive courses, providing personalized learning to diverse audiences. His unique approach based on Learner Intelligence does not require AI. Now designers can quickly create personalized learning experiences. Website: www.LearnerIntelligence.org        The Gamification Quest Podcast Host is Monica Cornetti, CEO of Sententia Gamification (www.SententiaGamification.com)and Gamemaster of GamiCon - The Conference for the Gamification of Learning (www.GamiCon.us)

Dr. John Kenagy is a health care veteran -- a vascular surgeon, health care executive, Clinical Professor at the University of Washington, visiting scholar at Harvard Business School -- and author of “Designed to Adapt: Leading Healthcare in Challenging Times,” which was named Healthcare Management Book of the Year by the American College of Healthcare Executives. Forbes labelled him as the “The Man Who Would Save Healthcare.” In this episode, Akshay Birla and Dr. Kenagy dive into the paradoxical nature of health care management and physician workflow, the need for simplicity and consumer-centric programming, and the method of adaptive design to foster innovation and improve patient experience, and what’s missing in the conversation on AI in health care. Links (suggested reading) from the conversation:Melanie Mitchell’s article, “Artificial Intelligence Hits the Barrier of Meaning,” as well as her upcoming book on AI which will be published this fall.For more from Radix Health, follow us on Twitter @radixhealth or visit our website at www.radixhealth.com.Guests: Dr. John KenagyHosted By: Akshay Birla

We attended the Social Good event at Wix Playground where students of the 3-month design residency unveiled their newly redesigned websites for nonprofit organizations. We were blown away by the work they presented. We sat down with Vuong and Rona, who run the Wix Playground. We also spoke with Jenn of Adaptive Design and Natalia and Soyoung, the two students that designed their new site. For more information and to apply for the Summer 2020 program, visit www.wix.com/playground/program.

Our guest on this episode is Dr. Turab Lookman from Los Alamos National Laboratory. The interview took place at the 2018 MRS Fall meeting.Relevant papers:Gubernatis, J. E.; Lookman, T., Machine Learning in Materials Design and Discovery: Examples from the Present and Suggestions for the Future. Phys. Rev. Materials 2018, 2 (12), 120301. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.2.120301.Rickman, J. M.; Lookman, T.; Kalinin, S. V., Materials Informatics: From the Atomic-Level to the Continuum. Acta Materialia 2019, 168, 473–510. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2019.01.051.Lookman, T.; Balachandran, P. V.; Xue, D.; Yuan, R. Active Learning in Materials Science with Emphasis on Adaptive Sampling Using Uncertainties for Targeted Design. npj Computational Materials 2019, 5 (1), 21. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41524-019-0153-8.Xue, D.; Balachandran, P. V.; Hogden, J.; Theiler, J.; Xue, D.; Lookman, T., Accelerated Search for Materials with Targeted Properties by Adaptive Design. Nature Communications 2016, 7, 11241. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11241.

The Churchill Fellowship Interview series features recordings from Marcus Mulcahy's 2018 adventure travelling across the USA researching Makerspaces and Digital Technology in schools and communities. This recording is an interview with Alex Truesdell, Executive Director of the Adaptive Design Association in New York. In the 1980s, in a small workshop in her basement, Alex started building and creating adaptations to chairs and toys for children with special needs. Since then, the Adaptive Design Association has created thousands of adaptations for children. Link - http://www.adaptivedesign.org

Fernando Arias is the Director of Sustainability at Clark Construction Group. The firm has been named as one of the greenest contractors in the US, with a tremendous amount of completed LEED projects. In today's episode, Fernando shares with Charlie Cichetti the story of his colorful childhood that helped shape the sustainability-minded professional that he is now. A Child of Nature Colombia-born, Fernando was surrounded by the fertile land of the City of Eternal Spring. Coffee plantations, flower farms, and a variety of butterflies are among his earliest childhood memories prior to his family's big move to New York. “I've always been immersed and impressed by the abundance of natural and urban ecologies and I learned to respect the natural environment very much.” - Fernando Arias His first interests involved tinkering with toys and their machineries, eventually leading him to become part of the military as a tech mechanic, but his career track was never a linear path. Over time, he switched gears.   The Greatest Influencer It was when he moved to San Francisco that he met the person who enabled him to change paths. With his talent in collage and 3D art, Fernando was steered into thinking about taking up architecture classes. Fernando's interest in the physics of buildings grew into a fascination with how forces and nature affect the form of buildings. He went abroad and got more immersed in the landscape environment.   Integrating Nature in Design A few years down the road, he furthered his studies at Columbia University. Fernando came to a deeper understanding of how various factors come into play to meet the green standards of the built environment. “Thinking about urban systems was not just merely about ways to transportation or energy. It was also about public health and economic drivers in cities and how all of these things work together to prepare cities for challenges.” - Fernando Arias To hear more about Fernando's many realizations and the evolution of his career as a LEED specialist, download and listen to the episode!   Learn more about Fernand Arias: Connect with him on LinkedIn Follow him on Twitter   Connect with Charlie Cichetti and GBES: Charlie on LinkedIn Green Building Educational Services GBES on Twitter Connect on LinkedIn Like on Facebook Google+ GBES Pinterest Pins GBES on Instagram   Don't forget to leave a positive rating and review on iTunes if you truly enjoyed the show. We have prepared more episodes for the upcoming weeks, so come by again next week! Thank you for tuning in to the Green Building Matters Podcast!

What if your home could change with your family’s needs?Peninsula local Andrea Rowe aka The Coast Writer is building her dream sand castle on St Andrews Beach. What makes this project so special is, not only is it a custom build, but it is designed to change and evolve with her family.The home is also using striking rammed earth walls to compliment the natural environment it’s surrounded by rather than being at odds with it.Tune in to discover how you can craft your dream ‘forever home’. Andrea shares the surprising yet effective question Andrea’s husband used when interviewing builders, to find the right person for their project.Finance Segment - Jo shared an insider tip to keep your dream home project on track.Market Watch – Tara shares a cheeky tip to get the price down of that home that was a bit out of your price.**This episode of the Dream Home Movement was recorded live in December 2017 at the RPPFM studios**Follow the Dream Home MovementFacebook https://www.facebook.com/dreamhomemovement/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dreamhomemovement/Follow Tara Vandeligt Facebook https://www.facebook.com/buildingdreams.directory/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/taralovesbuildingdreams/Join the conversation in the Building Dreams. Mornington Peninsula Facebook Grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/Morningtonmumsbuildingdreams/Follow Jo VioletaFacebook https://www.facebook.com/violetafinance/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/violeta_finance/Web http://violetafinance.com.au/Chat about the super sexy topic of…finance in the Mumma’s Corner – Everything Money Grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/mummascornereverythingmoney/Follow Andrea RoweFacebook https://www.facebook.com/YourCoastalConnection/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thecoastwriter/Web www.yourcoastalconnection.com.au                                                                        Introducing our fabulous guest Andrea Rowe:Andrea is a well-connected peninsula local with over 25 years’ experience in media, PR, communications, and copywriting. She has an enthusiastic interest in her community and carts around a suitcase of communications successes.Her boutique PR and Copywriting business Your Coastal Connection blends an in-depth understanding and passion for all platforms of media and communications. She works with coastal business and not-for-profit organisations.She is a prolific and creative copywriter, content crafter and strategic communicator and offer media and communication training sessions, copywriting and editing services, develops facts sheets, newsletters, website and social media content and ghost blogging services.With clients such as Royal Flying Doctor Service, Victoria Walks, Conservation Volunteers, Parks Victoria, the Peninsula School of Dance, Kids Teaching Kids, People and Parks Foundation, Focus, Peninsula Hot Springs, Mornington Peninsula Vignerons Assoc, Balcolmbe Grammar, Bays Hospital, Wellness Pavilion, and several retail and hospitality businesses about town Andrea loves helping tell their stories and make meaningful connections. She is also the founder of the Peninsula Writers’ Club and Mornington Peninsula Bloggers. Her first children’s book will be released next year and she blogs as The Coastwriter. She’s all about coastal living, and not-for-profit initiatives and matters of the heart that resonate with communities. She also pours a great cup of tea and collects coastal flotsam and jetsam.She is a mum of 2 active coast kids, and the wife of a Park Ranger. Together they are building their dream sandcastle in St Andrews Beach.

Peter Nelson, CEO of UnDelay.io, and I sat to discuss Adaptive Design and it’s impact on Conversion Optimization. Peter brings a breath of experience to Marketing Technology space and it was fun sitting down with him to discuss everything from his entrepreneurial philosophy to his home in Norway...   Interesting gems of knowledge I picked up:   How to get unicorn conversion rate for mobile devices... What is Adaptive Design and how does it differ from responsive design? Mobile specific calls to actions and navigation features... How to effectively use sticky header and footer in mobile design? How to cut testing time by more than half so you can fit more tests in your testing calendar! References: Wordstream Study on Mobile Click Distribution Link to Peter’s Company: UnDelay.io

It’s no secret that the content on your site needs to adapt to a variety of viewing environments. Responsive and Adaptive Design have been wonderful for ensuring your design flows and displays appropriately for the multitude of devices out there. But what about your content? How can you be sure your content is in the right place, or even makes sense in these different contexts?

Responsive web design is widely regarded as a must when designing for multiple devices. With just one code base, instead of multiple sites, you can more efficiently make use of your resources. But, how your design looks is only a piece of the overall experience for a user. Having it be able to adapt to different browsers and technology can fully round out the interaction.

Zoran Antonijevic discusses the DIA Scientific Working Group on Adaptive Designs, and the upcoming Joint Adaptive Design and Bayesian Statistics Conference in Feb 2015.

Physician, healthcare executive, and author Dr. John Kenagy joins us on this week's episode of “The Innovation Engine” podcast to discuss using Adaptive Design as a means to fuel innovation efforts. Adaptive Design is Dr. Kenagy's method for business improvement that puts the power to make change in the hands of those closest to the customer. Adaptive Design was influenced by tenets of the Toyota Production System and Clayton Christensen's teachings on disruptive innovation. On this episode of the podcast, we discuss how businesses of all stripes can use Adaptive Design to drive innovation, how a life-changing experience led to the formation of Adaptive Design, and the 5 characteristics of great adaptive leaders.

This Snippet is part 3 of a 3 part series where we discuss day 2 talks, including ours! (http://www.pagebreakpodcast.com/snippets/frontendconf-3)

This Snippets covers Day 1 speakers Dave Rupert and Sara Parmenter and the afterparty shenanigans. Tune in to next weeks show for our discussion on Day 2 Attendee Talks (including ours!) (http://www.pagebreakpodcast.com/snippets/frontendconf-2)

Episode #86 is a conversation with David Lawrence Sundahl, PhD, Managing Director of Rule 4 Consulting (www.rule4consulting.com). They are a firm that works with healthcare providers to drive improvements using Lean and what they call "Adaptive Design" methodologies. Sundahl was a contemporary of Steven Spear at the Harvard Business School and also worked with Dr. John Kenagy, author of the book Designed to Adapt, Leading Healthcare in Challenging Times. For earlier episodes, visit the main Podcast page at www.leanpodcast.org, which includes information on how to subscribe via RSS or via Apple iTunes. If you have feedback on the podcast, or any questions for me or my guests, you can email me at leanpodcast@gmail.com or you can call and leave a voicemail by calling the "Lean Line" at (817) 776-LEAN (817-776-5326) or contact me via Skype id "mgraban". Please give your location and your first name. Any comments (email or voicemail) might be used in follow ups to the podcast.

At its best, the web is a model of efficiency, with a single document playing to multiple contexts. Adaptive design provides the basis for this flexibility, with documents that move gracefully between small and large screen and printed page, with multiple stops in between. For the web designer, designs that adapt are far more difficult to accomplish than fixed, controlled pages. But adaptive design is also liberating, for designers and users alike. Designers are relieved of the burden of trying to devise a single design that works for all users. Users are spared the frustration of trying to navigate environments that do not take into account their use context. This session will focus on the practice of adaptive design. We will begin with document design and how to create machine-friendly source documents. Next, we will discuss best practices for adaptive design, including page layouts that accommodate different window widths, functional elements that can be worked via the keyboard, and styling for print and mobile contexts. Finally, we will discuss the partnership between designer and user in an adaptive, user-controlled environment. Sarah Horton is Director of Web Strategy, Design, and Infrastructure at Dartmouth College. In this capacity, she provides overall strategic direction for the College’s web presence and leads the Web Services group, which provides design, development, and hosting services for the College. In her previous position as an instructional designer in Academic Computing, she promoted the use of information technologies to foster learning. Sarah is a writer and advocate for universal usability and user-centered design. She is co-author with Patrick Lynch of Web Style Guide: Basic Design Principles for Creating Web Sites, published by Yale University Press, which has sold over 120,000 copies and been translated into eight languages. Her second book, Web Teaching Guide: A Practical Approach to Creating Course Web Sites, also published by Yale University Press, won the American Association of Publishers award for the Best Book in Computer Science in 2000. Her most recent book, Access by Design: A Guide to Universal Usability for Web Designers, was published in July 2005 by Peachpit Press. Sarah regularly writes articles and gives presentations and workshops on web design with a focus on usability and accessibility. Patrick J. Lynch is the Director of Special Technology Projects in the Office of the ITS Director at Yale University's Information Technology Services. In his 35 years with Yale University he has been a medical illustrator, biomedical and scientific photographer, audiovisual producer, and for the past 20 years a designer of interactive multimedia teaching, training, and informational software and web sites. Pat has won over 30 national and international awards for his work, including the 2005 Pirelli Internetional Awards for Best Overall multimedia teaching site, and best site from higher education, the 1992 Best-in-Show Award from the Health Sciences Communications Association and a Gold Medal, Silver Medal and Award of Excellence in the international INVISION Multimedia Awards. He has authored over 100 professional papers, magazine articles, and book chapters, and published three books—A Field Guide to North American Wildlife, Web Style Guide, and Manual of Orinthology—with Yale University Press. He has been a consultant and invited speaker on web design and web communications issues to many universities, goverment agencies, corporations, and non-profits groups, and regularly does talks, workshops, and professonal papers in biocommuications, academic computing, medical illustration, biomedical visualization, and web publication.